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“On March 11, 1843…”
The New York Tribune (New York, NY), March 15, 1843, p. 1.
“…recently selected as superintendent…”
Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, pp. 142-43.
“…the department’s small telescopes…”
The New York Tribune (New York, NY), March 15, 1843, p. 1.
“…like the one historians spoke of…”
The New York Tribune (New York, NY), March 15, 1843, p. 1.
“…a catch of fish.”
Grant, R., & Woolf, H. (1966). History of physical astronomy from the earliest ages to the middle of the nineteenth century. New York: Johnson, p. 305.
“…‘The Squirt’…”
Maury’s August 20, 1847, letter was address to his cousin in New York, who lived on Irving. The letter and transcription are in the possession of Russell Hooper, who made his extensive private collection of Maury materials available to me.
“…a view of its curved train…”
The New York Tribune (New York, NY), March 15, 1843, p. 1.
“…tutor of a young Thomas Jefferson.”
Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, pp. 6-7.
