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Swift Steps into Astronomy

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As indicated in the previous chapter, Swift’s interest in astronomy was slow to develop, despite the occasional observation of impressive events. But things began to change in 1854. Swift said the following in a 1912 interview,

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  1. 1.

    Lewis Swift, “Astronomer, Who Has Quadriennial Birthdays, to Be 92, or 22, on February 29th,” Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (1912 Feb. 4), p. 22, col. 6.

  2. 2.

    “A Rochester Star-Gazer,” The Rochester Evening Express (1878 Jun. 8), p. 1, col. 3.

  3. 3.

    “Dr. Lewis Swift,” The Marathon Independent (1883 Nov. 7), p. 4, col. 5.

  4. 4.

    “Lewis Swift, Astronomer, Who Has Quadriennial Birthdays, to Be 92, or 22, on February 29th,” Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (1912 Feb. 4), p. 22, col. 6.

  5. 5.

    L. Swift, “Ups and Downs, and Here and There of an Astronomer,” Popular Astronomy, 9 (1901 Nov.), pp. 176–477.

  6. 6.

    “Lewis Swift, Astronomer, Who Has Quadriennial Birthdays, to Be 92, or 22, on February 29th,” Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (1912 Feb. 4), p. 5, col. 6.

  7. 7.

    L. Swift, “Appearance of the Great Comet of 1858,” The Astronomical Journal, 5 (1858 Nov.), p. 176.

  8. 8.

    List of Post Offices in the United States. Washington: John C. Rives (1859), p. 74.

  9. 9.

    History of Cortland County, ed. H. P. Smith (Syracuse: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1885), pp. 443–444.

  10. 10.

    “United State Census, 1860,” Marathon, Cortland County, New York; p. 508, family 380, dwelling 386, lines 31–32; June 30, 1860; National Archives Microfilm M653, Roll 739 (Washington, D. C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900).

  11. 11.

    L. Swift, Popular Astronomy, 9 (1901 Nov.), p. 477.

  12. 12.

    The New York Times (1862 Jul. 8), p. 4, col. 2.

  13. 13.

    L. Swift, Popular Astronomy, 6 (1898 Sep.), p. 417.

  14. 14.

    L. Swift, Popular Astronomy, 6 (1898 Sep.), p. 417.

  15. 15.

    The New York Times (1862 Jul. 22), p. 4, col. 2.

  16. 16.

    L. Swift correspondence with G. P. Bond (1862 Jul. 22). Courtesy of the Harvard University Archives.

  17. 17.

    G. P. Bond correspondence with L. Swift (1862 Aug. 8). Courtesy of the Harvard University Archives.

  18. 18.

    G. W. Hough, “Discovery of the Second Comet of 1862,” Albany Evening Journal (1862 Sep. 13), p. 2, col. 3.

  19. 19.

    The Tiffin Weekly Tribune (1862 Aug. 22), p. 2, col. 6; Fremont Journal (1862 Aug. 22), p. 1, col. 6.

  20. 20.

    Report of the Committee of the Overseers of Harvard College Appointed to Visit the Observatory in the Year 1862 (Boston: Press of George C. Rand & Avery, 1863), p. 18.

  21. 21.

    G. W. Kronk, Cometography. Volume 2. Cambridge (England): Cambridge University Press (2003), pp. 307–313.

  22. 22.

    W. W. Payne, “Comets and Comet Families,” Popular Astronomy, 6 (1898 Jun.), p. 230.

  23. 23.

    L. Swift, Popular Astronomy, 6 (1898 Sep.), pp. 416–417.

  24. 24.

    H. P. Tuttle, Popular Astronomy, 6 (1898 Nov.), p. 535.

  25. 25.

    A. Hall, Popular Astronomy, 6 (1898 Nov.), p. 535.

  26. 26.

    L. Swift, Popular Astronomy, 6 (1898 Dec.), p. 563.

  27. 27.

    L. Swift, Popular Astronomy, 6 (1898 Dec.), p. 563.

  28. 28.

    A. Hall, Popular Astronomy, 7 (1899 Jan.), p. 13.

  29. 29.

    L. Swift, Popular Astronomy, 7 (1899 Feb.), p. 104.

  30. 30.

    W. F. Denning, Popular Astronomy, 7 (1899 Jan.), pp. 15–16.

  31. 31.

    L. Swift, Popular Astronomy, 7 (1899 Feb.), p. 104.

  32. 32.

    “Marriages,” The Evangelist (1864 Sep. 1), p. 5, col. 2.

  33. 33.

    “Died in the Mountains,” San Francisco Bulletin (1868 Dec. 03), p. 3, col. 3.

  34. 34.

    “Astronomical Observations,” The Hancock Jeffersonian (1866 Jul. 20), p. 3, col. 5–6.

  35. 35.

    Elkhart Truth (1869 August 5), p. 3, col. 1.

  36. 36.

    “The Wonders of Astronomy,” The Rochester Evening Express (1878 Apr. 3), p. 2, col. 5.

  37. 37.

    “The Wonders of Astronomy,” The Rochester Evening Express (1878 Apr. 3), p. 2, col. 5.

  38. 38.

    L. Swift, “Total Eclipse of August 7th, 1869, observed at Mattoon, Illinois,” Transactions of the Albany Institute, 6 (Albany: J. Munsell, 1870), pp. 197–198.

  39. 39.

    L. Swift, “Total Eclipse of August 7th, 1869, observed at Mattoon, Illinois,” Transactions of the Albany Institute, 6 (Albany: J. Munsell, 1870), p. 199.

  40. 40.

    G. W. Hough, “Total Eclipse of August 7th, 1869, observed at Mattoon, Illinois,” Transactions of the Albany Institute, 6 (Albany: J. Munsell, 1870), p. 185.

  41. 41.

    L. Swift, “Discovery of a Comet,” The Syracuse Daily Journal (1871 Apr. 17), p. 4, col. 2.

  42. 42.

    “The New Comet,” New York Times (1871 Apr. 23), p. 1, col. 6.

  43. 43.

    L. Swift, “Length of Meteor Showers,” Sidereal Messenger, 3 (1884 Jun.), p. 157.

  44. 44.

    L. Swift, American Journal of Science and Arts (2nd series), 41 (1866 Jan.), p. 60.

  45. 45.

    L. Swift, American Journal of Science and Arts (2nd series), 44 (1867 Nov.), p. 427.

  46. 46.

    L. Swift, American Journal of Science and Arts (2nd series), 47 (1869 Jan.), p. 125.

  47. 47.

    L. Swift, “Motion of the Atmosphere at High Elevation,” Sidereal Messenger, 9 (1890 Dec.), p. 472.

  48. 48.

    L. Swift, American Journal of Science and Arts (3rd series), 5 (1873 Jan.), p. 59.

  49. 49.

    E. F. Sawyer, “Notes on Meteors,” Science Observer, 1 (1878 Feb.), p. 46.

  50. 50.

    “Celestial Fire Works,” Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (1880 Aug. 15), p. 4, col. 7.

  51. 51.

    “Celestial Fire Works,” Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (1880 Aug. 15), p. 4, col. 7.

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Kronk, G.W. (2017). Swift Steps into Astronomy. In: Lewis Swift. Historical & Cultural Astronomy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63721-1_2

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