Townley, Sidney D. (Sidney Dean), 1867-1946
Variant namesAstronomer. Studied at Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton, California, and at the Universities of Berlin and Munich. Before becoming a Professor of Applied Mathematics at Stanford Unviersiy in 1907, Townley taught at U.C. Berkeley and was Astronomer at the International Latitude Observatory in Ukiah, California. He became Professor Emeritus of Astronomy and Geodesy at Stanford in 1932. In addition to practical astronomy, his research interests included asteroids, comets and variable stars, latitude measurements, and seismology.
From the description of Sidney Dean Townley papers, circa 1827-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 703639355
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Astronomer. Studied at Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton, California, and at the Universities of Berlin and Munich. Before becoming a Professor of Applied Mathematics at Stanford Unviersiy in 1907, Townley taught at U.C. Berkeley and was Astronomer at the International Latitude Observatory in Ukiah, California. He became Professor Emeritus of Astronomy and Geodesy at Stanford in 1932. In addition to practical astronomy, his research interests included asteroids, comets and variable stars, latitude measurements, and seismology.
From the guide to the Sidney Dean Townley papers, circa 1827-1939, (Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives)
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| referencedIn | Observatory (University of Michigan) records, 1855-1985 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| creatorOf | Seismological Society of America. Seismological Society of America correspondence, [ca. 1911-1973] | California Digital Library | |
| creatorOf | Townley, Sidney D. (Sidney Dean), 1867-1946. Sidney Dean Townley papers, circa 1827-1939. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| creatorOf | University of Michigan. Observatory. Observatory (University of Michigan) records, 1855-1985. | Bentley Historical Library | |
| creatorOf | Seismological Society of America. Seismological Society of America correspondence, [ca. 1911-1973]. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Sidney Dean Townley papers, circa 1827-1939 | Cecil H. Green Library. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| creatorOf | University of Michigan. Observatory. Observatory (University of Michigan) records, 1855-1977. | Bentley Historical Library |
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| associatedWith | Seismological Society of America. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Stanford University. Dept. of Mathematics | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Stanford University. Dept. of Mathematics | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of Michigan. Observatory. | corporateBody |
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Person
Birth 1867-04-10
Death 1946-03-16
