S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley
Samuel Pierpont Langley was an American aviation pioneer, astronomer and physicist who invented the bolometer. He was the third secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and a professor of astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was the director of the Allegheny Observatory.
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The New Astronomy
"The New Astronomy" by S. P. Langley is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work explores the evolving field of astronomy, ...
By S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley
Langley Memoir on Mechanical Flight, Parts I and II Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, Volume 27 Number 3, Publication 1948, 1911
"Langley Memoir on Mechanical Flight, Parts I and II" by Samuel Pierpont Langley and Charles M. Manly is a scientific publication likely written in th...
By S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley