Mathematician:Elias Loomis

American mathematician and physicist best known for his textbooks.

Also known for his thorough investigation into the geomagnetic storm of 1859.

Nationality
American

History

 * Born: August 7, 1811, Willington, Connecticut, USA
 * 1830: Graduated at Yale College
 * 1833 - 36: Tutor at Yale College
 * 1837: In scientific investigation in Paris
 * 1838: Appointed professor of mathematics in the Western Reserve College, Ohio
 * 1844 - 60: Professorship of natural philosophy and mathematics in the University of the City of New York
 * 1860: Became professor of natural philosophy in Yale
 * Died: August 15, 1889, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Books and Papers

 * 1850: The recent progress of astronomy; especially in the United States
 * 1851: (expanded edition 1859)
 * 1852: The Elements of Geology Adapted to the Use of Schools and Colleges
 * 1858: Elements of Natural Philosophy Designed for Academies and High Schools
 * 1860: An Introduction to Practical Astronomy With a Collection of Astronomical Tables
 * 1861: Elements of Geometry and Conic Sections
 * 1862: Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry
 * 1862: Tables of Logarithms of Numbers and of Sines and Tangents
 * 1868: A Treatise on Algebra
 * 1868: A treatise on meteorology : with a collection of meteorological tables