Long hours of work had left him with health issues, and in 1880 he had two severe pulmonary hemorrhages. As a consequence, he began to consider moving to a different climate. Fortunately, the chancellor of the recently formed University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, offered Howe a position as teacher. His move to Colorado greatly improved his health, so he decided to remain with the institution despite the lack of astronomical observing facilities at the site.[3] He was made professor of mathematics and astronomy,[1] becoming the first astronomy professor for the university.[4]
He was married to Fannie Shattuck, the daughter of the state superintendent of instruction, in 1884. The same year, he received his Sc.D. degree from the university[1] with thesis work on solutions for the Kepler problem on orbit determination.[5] In 1888, the university received a gift of $50,000 from Humphrey Chamberlin, an amateur astronomer, which Howe used to fund an observatory. Construction began in 1889, based around a 20 in (0.5 m) aperture lens that Howe purchased from Alvin Clarke & Sons. At the time of assembly, the refractor telescope was the fifth largest instrument of its kind in the United States. Howe was named director of the Chamberlin Observatory in 1892, and trial observations with the telescope began in July 1894.[4]
Most of Howe's work at the observatory consisted of observations of neglected nebulae from the New General Catalogue, measurements of double stars, and positional work on comets and asteroids.[2] In 1892, Howe was named the dean of the College of Liberal Arts, serving in this capacity until 1926. His work in this capacity limited the time he could spend on astronomy.[5] In 1899, he served as the acting chancellor of the university. He received an LLD from Denver University in 1910, and a second LLD from Colorado College in 1913. By 1926 his health was starting to fail, so he began to train his eventual successor at the observatory, Albert Recht.[4]
BibliographyEdit
A study of the sky (1896)
Elements of descriptive astronomy (1897)
ReferencesEdit
^ abcdeDerby, George; White, James Terry (1898), The National Cyclopedia of American Biography, vol. 8, New York: J. T. White, p. 157.
^ abMenzel, D. H. (December 1926), "Herbert Alonzo Howe, 1858-1926", Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 38 (226): 379, Bibcode:1926PASP...38..379M, doi:10.1086/123640.
^ abHowe, H. J.; et al. (May 1999), "Denver's Pioneer Astronomer: Herbert Alonso Howe (1858-1926)", Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, vol. 31, p. 840, Bibcode:1999AAS...194.1003H.
Further readingEdit
Pearson, Ron (February 2006), , The Denver Observer, archived from the original on 2013-08-07, retrieved 2013-03-07.
External linksEdit
Retrieved 2014-09-26.
Portrait of Herbert Alonzo Howe from the Lick Observatory Records Digital Archive, UC Santa Cruz Library's Digital Collections 2015-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
October 21, 2023
herbert, alonzo, howe, november, 1858, november, 1926, american, astronomer, educator, howe, circa, 1886, 1901bornnovember, 1858brockport, york, usdiednovember, 1926, 1926, aged, denver, colorado, usresting, placefairmont, cemetery, denvernationalityamericaned. Herbert Alonzo Howe November 22 1858 November 2 1926 was an American astronomer and educator Herbert Alonzo HoweHowe circa 1886 1901BornNovember 22 1858Brockport New York USDiedNovember 2 1926 1926 11 02 aged 67 Denver Colorado USResting placeFairmont Cemetery DenverNationalityAmericanEducationA B A M Sc D Alma materUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of CincinnatiBoston UniversityOccupation s Astronomer educatorSpouseFannie McClurg ShattuckChildren4 Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksBiography EditBorn in Brockport New York he was the son of Alonzo J Howe a professor at the old University of Chicago and Julia M Osgood 1 During his youth he developed an interest in the stars witnessing the spectacular Leonid meteor shower of November 1866 2 He matriculated to the old University of Chicago 1 where he graduated with an A B in 1875 at the age of sixteen 3 Joining the staff of the Cincinnati Observatory as an assistant he worked primarily on computing orbital elements and observing double stars 1 In 1877 he was awarded his A M degree from the University of Cincinnati under Professor Ormond Stone 3 Long hours of work had left him with health issues and in 1880 he had two severe pulmonary hemorrhages As a consequence he began to consider moving to a different climate Fortunately the chancellor of the recently formed University of Denver in Denver Colorado offered Howe a position as teacher His move to Colorado greatly improved his health so he decided to remain with the institution despite the lack of astronomical observing facilities at the site 3 He was made professor of mathematics and astronomy 1 becoming the first astronomy professor for the university 4 He was married to Fannie Shattuck the daughter of the state superintendent of instruction in 1884 The same year he received his Sc D degree from the university 1 with thesis work on solutions for the Kepler problem on orbit determination 5 In 1888 the university received a gift of 50 000 from Humphrey Chamberlin an amateur astronomer which Howe used to fund an observatory Construction began in 1889 based around a 20 in 0 5 m aperture lens that Howe purchased from Alvin Clarke amp Sons At the time of assembly the refractor telescope was the fifth largest instrument of its kind in the United States Howe was named director of the Chamberlin Observatory in 1892 and trial observations with the telescope began in July 1894 4 Most of Howe s work at the observatory consisted of observations of neglected nebulae from the New General Catalogue measurements of double stars and positional work on comets and asteroids 2 In 1892 Howe was named the dean of the College of Liberal Arts serving in this capacity until 1926 His work in this capacity limited the time he could spend on astronomy 5 In 1899 he served as the acting chancellor of the university He received an LLD from Denver University in 1910 and a second LLD from Colorado College in 1913 By 1926 his health was starting to fail so he began to train his eventual successor at the observatory Albert Recht 4 Bibliography EditA study of the sky 1896 Elements of descriptive astronomy 1897 References Edit a b c d e Derby George White James Terry 1898 The National Cyclopedia of American Biography vol 8 New York J T White p 157 a b Menzel D H December 1926 Herbert Alonzo Howe 1858 1926 Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 38 226 379 Bibcode 1926PASP 38 379M doi 10 1086 123640 a b c Alter Dinsmore 1927 Herbert Alonzo Howe Popular Astronomy 35 191 Bibcode 1927PA 35 191A a b c Fisher Steve 2012 A Brief History of South Denver and University Park The History Press pp 42 45 ISBN 978 1609492335 a b Howe H J et al May 1999 Denver s Pioneer Astronomer Herbert Alonso Howe 1858 1926 Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society vol 31 p 840 Bibcode 1999AAS 194 1003H Further reading EditPearson Ron February 2006 The Extra Galactic Discoveries of Dr Herbert A Howe Chamberlin Observatory Denver Colorado The Denver Observer archived from the original on 2013 08 07 retrieved 2013 03 07 External links EditGuide to the Herbert Alonzo Howe papers at the University of Denver Retrieved 2014 09 26 Portrait of Herbert Alonzo Howe from the Lick Observatory Records Digital Archive UC Santa Cruz Library s Digital Collections Archived 2015 07 18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Herbert Alonzo Howe amp oldid 1168086199, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
