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Lewis Boss (26 October 1846 – 5 October 1912) was an American astronomer. He served as the director of the Dudley Observatory in Schenectady, New York.

Lewis Boss
Born(1846-10-26)26 October 1846
Providence, Rhode Island
Died5 October 1912(1912-10-05) (aged 65)
Albany, New York
NationalityAmerican
Alma materDartmouth College
Known forcompilation
Hyades star cluster
Spouse(s)Helen M. Hutchinson Boss
ChildrenBenjamin Boss
Parent(s)Samuel P. Boss
Lucinda (Joslin) Boss
AwardsGold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Lalande Prize (1911)
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsDudley Observatory
Signature

Early life


Boss was born in Providence, Rhode Island to Samuel P. and Lucinda (née Joslin) Boss,[1] and attended secondary school at the Lapham Institute in North Scituate[2] and the New Hampton Institution in New Hampshire.[3] In 1870, he graduated from Dartmouth College,[4] then went to work as a clerk for the U.S. Government.


Career


He served as an assistant astronomer for a government expedition to survey the U.S-Canada–United States border. In 1876 he became the directory of the Dudley Observatory in Schenectady, New York.[5]

Boss is noted for his work in cataloguing the locations and proper motions of stars. He also led an expedition to Chile in 1882 to observe the transit of Venus, and catalogued information concerning cometary orbits.[6] His most significant discovery was the calculation of the convergent point of the Hyades star cluster. He was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1905.

He became editor of the Astronomical Journal in 1909, and the following year published Preliminary General Catalogue of 6188 Stars for the Epoch 1900, a compilation of the proper motions of stars. Following his death, responsibility for the Astronomical Journal passed to his son, Benjamin Boss.[7] Benjamin continued to edit the journal until 1941 and also expanded his father's star catalogue, publishing the Boss General Catalogue in 1936.[8]


Death and legacy


Boss died on October 5. 1912 in Albany, New York.[9][10] The Moon crater Boss is named in his honor.[11]


Family life


Boss married Helen M. Hutchinson on December 30, 1871. Their son Benjamin Boss was also a noted astronomer.[12]


See also



References


  1. Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  2. American Educational Company (1913). The American Educational Review, Volume 34. American Educational Company. p. 114.
  3. Andrew Van Vranken Raymond, Union University: Its History, Influence, Characteristics and... Lewis Publishing Co. (1907), 2.
  4. Hockey, Thomas (2007). Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer. p. 153. ISBN 9780387304007.
  5. American Educational Company (1913). The American Educational Review, Volume 34. American Educational Company. p. 114.
  6. Gregersen, Erik (2009). The Universe: A Historical Survey of Beliefs, Theories, and Laws. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 141. ISBN 9781615300266.
  7. Gregersen, Erik (2009). The Universe: A Historical Survey of Beliefs, Theories, and Laws. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 141. ISBN 9781615300266.
  8. Angelo, Joseph A. (2009). Encyclopedia of Space and Astronomy. Infobase Publishing. p. 96. ISBN 9781438110189.
  9. Dartmouth College (1890). General catalogue of Dartmouth college and the associated institutions: including the officers of government and instruction, graduates and all others who have received honorary degrees. Dartmouth College. p. 72.
  10. Boss, Benjamin (1920). Biographical Memoir of Lewis Boss, 1846-1912. National Academy of Sciences. p. 239.
  11. Greeley, Ronald and Batson, Raymond (2001). The Compact NASA Atlas of the Solar System. Cambridge University Press. p. 363. ISBN 9780521806336.
  12. Boss, Benjamin (1920). Biographical Memoir of Lewis Boss, 1846-1912. National Academy of Sciences. p. 239.

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[de] Lewis Boss

Lewis Boss (* 26. Oktober 1846 in Providence, Rhode Island; † 5. Oktober 1912 in Albany im Bundesstaat New York) war ein US-amerikanischer Astronom. Sein Sohn war der Astronom Benjamin Boss.
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[es] Lewis Boss

Lewis Boss (Providence, 26 de octubre de 1846 – Albany, 5 de octubre de 1912) fue un astrónomo estadounidense. Dirigió el Observatorio Dudley en Schenectady (Nueva York).

[fr] Lewis Boss

Lewis Boss (Providence (Rhode Island), 26 octobre 1846 – Albany (New York), 5 octobre 1912) est un astronome américain surtout connu pour ses compilations de catalogues d'étoiles.

[it] Lewis Boss

Lewis Boss (Providence, 26 ottobre 1846 – Albany, 5 ottobre 1912) è stato un astronomo statunitense.

[ru] Босс, Льюис

Льюис Босс (англ. Lewis Boss; 1846—1912) — американский астроном.


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