Born Honesdale, Pennsylvania, USA, 27 November 1848
Died Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 16 April 1901
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Hentschel, K. (2007). Rowland, Henry Augustus. In: Hockey, T., et al. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_1193
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