Daniel Kirkwood
Sign in to saveAmerican astronomer (1814–1895)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Comets and Meteors Their Pheneomena in All Ages Their Mutual Relations and the Theory of Their Origin
- Meteoric Astronomy
- Comets and Meteors
- Comets and Meteors
- Meteoric Astronomy, a Treatise on Shooting-Stars, Fire-Balls, and Aerolites
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
Discography
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- Total plays
- 127
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis
· 2012 · cited 66,908x
- Cytoscape: A Software Environment for Integrated Models of Biomolecular Interaction Networks
· 2003 · cited 45,784x
- UCSF Chimera—A visualization system for exploratory research and analysis
· 2004 · cited 44,354x
- Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision under Risk
· 1979 · cited 40,297x
- MEGA6: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Version 6.0
· 2013 · cited 34,833x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1814-09-27 ) September 27, 1814, Harford County, Maryland
- Died
- June 11, 1895 (1895-06-11) (aged 80), Riverside, California
- Alma mater
- York County Academy, York, PA
- Known for
- Discovery of the Kirkwood gaps
- Fields
- astronomy , mathematics
- Institutions
- University of Delaware , Indiana University , Jefferson College , Stanford University
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Encyclopedic overview
Daniel Kirkwood (September 27, 1814 – June 11, 1895) was an American astronomer.
Kirkwood was born in Harford County, Maryland, to John and Agnes (née Hope) Kirkwood. He graduated in mathematics from the York County Academy in York, Pennsylvania, in 1838. After teaching there for five years, he became Principal of the Lancaster High School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and after another five years he moved on to become Principal of the Pottsville Academy in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. In 1851, he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society. The same year he became Professor of Mathematics at Delaware College and in 1856 Professor of Mathematics at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, where he stayed until his retirement in 1886, with the exception of two years, 1865–1867, at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
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