Denison Olmsted
Denison Olmsted (June 18, 1791 – May 13, 1859) was an American physicist and astronomer. Professor Olmsted is credited with giving birth to meteor science after the 1833 Leonid meteor shower over North America spurred him to study this phenomenon.
Denison Olmsted | |
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| Born | June 18, 1791 |
| Died | May 13, 1859 (aged 67) |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
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| Institutions | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Yale College |
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