Born Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 16 January 1807
Died Washington, District of Columbia, USA, 18 February 1877
Davis, Charles. Courtesy of United States Naval Observatory
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Dick, S.J. (2014). Davis, Charles Henry. In: Hockey, T., et al. Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7_338
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