Newton Lacy Pierce

Newton Lacy Pierce (July 12, 1905 Santa Anna, 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 Princeton Observatory. 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

1. ^ ^{a b} Spitzer, Lyman (1950). "Newton Lacy Pierce 1905-1950". Popular Astronomy 58: 425. Bibcode 1950PA.....58..425S. 
2. ^ http://diglib.princeton.edu/ead/getEad?id=ark:/88435/qr46r088r
3. ^ http://aas.org/grants/awards.php#pierce

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Name	Peirce, Newton Lacy
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Date of birth	July 12, 1905
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Date of death	August 9, 1950
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