Joseph Winlock

Joseph Winlock
FAAAS
Born(1826-02-06)February 6, 1826
Shelby County, Kentucky
DiedJune 11, 1875(1875-06-11) (aged 49)
Cambridge, Massachusetts
EducationShelby College
Occupation(s)Astronomer, mathematician
Spouse
Isabella Washington
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(m. 1856)​
Children6
EponymWinlock crater
3rd Director of the Harvard College Observatory
In office
1866–1875
Preceded byGeorge Phillips Bond
Succeeded byEdward Charles Pickering
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Joseph Winlock (February 6, 1826 – June 11, 1875) was an American astronomer and mathematician.

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