William A. Norton
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| Awards | Member, National Academy of Sciences |
William Augustus Norton (October 25, 1810 – September 21, 1883) was a civil engineer and educator. He was the president of
Delaware College and later a founding faculty member of the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale University
.
Norton was born in
National Academy of Sciences. He remained at Yale until his death in 1883.[4]
While at the University of the City of New York, Norton completed a college astronomy textbook known as An Elementary Treatise on Astronomy (Wiley & Putnam, 1839), which was re-issued in four editions.[1] He was also the author of the First Book of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy (1858).
Publications
Textbooks
- Norton, William A. (1839). Elementary Treatise on Astronomy. New York: Wiley & Putnam.
- Norton, William A. (1859). First Book of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy. New York: A.S. Barnes & Burr.
Journal articles
- Norton, William A. (1847). "Terrestrial Magnetism". American Journal of Science. 2nd. IV.
- —— (1855). "Periodical Variations of the Declination and Directive Force of the Magnetic Needle". American Journal of Science.
- —— (1853). "Ericsson's Caloric Engine". American Journal of Science.
- —— (1859). "Donati's Comet. Two Memoirs". American Journal of Science.
- —— (1871). "Donati's Comet. Two Memoirs". American Journal of Science.
- —— (1864). "Molecular Physics. Two Memoirs". American Journal of Science. s2-38. S2CID 219244454.
- —— (1872). "Molecular Physics. Two Memoirs". American Journal of Science.
- —— (1870). "Principles of Molecular and Cosmical Physics". American Journal of Science. 49 (145): 24–36. S2CID 124417692.
- —— (1870). "The Corona Seen in Total Eclipses of the Sun". American Journal of Science. S2CID 130024854.
- —— (1871). "Physical Constitution of the Sun". American Journal of Science. s3-1. S2CID 130009797.
- —— (1873). "Dynamical Theories of Heat". American Journal of Science. 5 (27): 186–197. S2CID 130998273.
- —— (1870). "Laws of the deflection of beams exposed to a transverse strain. Tested by experiment". Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
- —— (1870). "Physical theory of the principle of the lever". Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
- —— (1874). "Results of experiments on the set of bars of wood, iron, and steel, after transverse stress". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 11 (64): 284–290. S2CID 130706976.
- —— (April 1870). "A succinct statement of the conclusions of the two papers". American Journal of Science.
- —— (1876). "Kesult of experiments on contact resistance". American Journal of Science. 11 (66): 442–446. S2CID 131290356.
References
- ^ a b c d Trowbridge, W. P. (1886). Memoir of William A. Norton, 1810–1883 (PDF). Vol. 2. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences. pp. 189–199. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ Munroe, John A. (1983). "A Scholarship Scheme and a Spurious Prosperity". The University of Delaware: A History. University of Delaware. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ a b Dwight, Timothy (1903). Memories of Yale Life and Men, 1854–1899. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company. pp. 357–360.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Martha (1993). "Engineering". Encyclopedia Brunoniana. Providence, R.I.: Brown University Library. OCLC 31085279. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
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