Newton Lacy Pierce
Newton Lacy Pierce (July 12, 1905 Santa Ana, California – August 9, 1950) was an American astronomer.[1]
Life[]
His father was an agronomist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He graduated from University of Michigan with a BS in 1928 where he studied with Ralph Curtis, and from Princeton University with a PhD in 1937. He taught at Doane College, and Northwestern University. He was an associate professor of astronomy, and assistant director of the . During World War II, he taught navigation. He was a member of the International Astronomical Union Commission 27.
His papers are held at Princeton University.[2] The Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy is named for him.[3]
Family[]
He married Beatrice Rieke on June 15, 1935.[1]
Works[]
- John Quincy Stewart, Newton Lacy Pierce, Marine and air navigation, Ginn and Company, 1944
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Spitzer, Lyman (1950). "Newton Lacy Pierce 1905-1950". Popular Astronomy. 58: 425. Bibcode:1950PA.....58..425S.
- ^ "Newton Lacy Pierce Papers 1937-1950". Princeton University Library. Archived from the original on June 19, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ^ http://aas.org/grants/awards.php#pierce Archived 2010-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- American women astronomers
- 1950 deaths
- 1905 births
- People from Santa Ana, California
- University of Michigan alumni
- Princeton University alumni
- Northwestern University faculty