About William Harkness
Astronomer William Harkness was born in Scotland on December 17, 1837. He dies at the age of 65, on February 28, 1903.
Astronomer who designed telescopes and served on the Transit of Venus committee in the nineteenth century. He was also the creator of the spherometer caliper.
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William Harkness before becoming famous
William Harkness was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1837 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rooster (雞).
Before traveling to New York City to train as a physician, he attended Lafayette College in Pennsylvania and the University of Rochester in New York State. He served as a Union Army surgeon during the Civil War.
Achievement of William Harkness
In 1891, he published The Solar Parallax and its Related Constants, his most notable scientific achievement.
William Harkness's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
James Harkness and Jane Wield Harkness raised him in Ecclefechan, Scotland.
William Harkness Collabed with
He and Nobel Prize-winning scientist Chemist Peter Agre were both presidents of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (a century apart).
William Harkness Income & Net worth
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Latest information about William Harkness updated on March 14 2023.