Joseph Winlock was an astronomer and mathematician. Winlock was the superintendent of the "American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac" (1858-1859), head of the Department of Mathematics at the U.S. Naval Academy (1859), and Director of the Harvard College Observatory, as well as being a professor of astronomy at Harvard (1866-1875).
1 volume, 340 p.
Purchased from Kenneth W. Rendell ($1850.00) and acccessioned, 03/03/1980 (1980 376ms).
Naval historians may be interested in correspondence in relation to Winlock's time at the Naval Academy.