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8vo. 5 total pages, approximately 175 words. Newcomb, born in Nova Scotia, studied at Harvard and began work at the Naval Observatory in 1861, publishing studies of planetary orbits, the motions of the moon, and other subjects during his service there see a long entry in DAB . Abbot 1831-1927 graduated second in the West Point class of 1854, commanded artillery at a high level during the Civil War, and spent most of his later service directing the army’s advance school of engineering

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