Mathematician:Elias Loomis

Mathematician

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

Publications

• 1850: The recent progress of astronomy; especially in the United States
• 1851: Elements of Analytical Geometry and of the Differential and Integral Calculus (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