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Augustus William Smith

SMITH, Augustus William, educator, born in Newport, Herkimer County, New York, 12 May, 1802; died in Annapolis, Maryland, 26 March, 1866. He was graduated at Hamilton college in 1825, became a teacher in Oneida conference seminary, Cazenovia, New York, was professor of mathematics and astronomy in Wesleyan in 1831-'51, and at, the latter date became its president. From 18.59 until his death he was professor of natural philosophy in the United States naval academy. Hamilton gave him the degree of LL.D. in 1850. In 1860 he was one of the corps of astronomers that were sent by the United States government to Labrador to observe the annular eclipse of the sun. He was an excellent mathematician, and the author of several text-books, including an "Elementary Treatise on Mechanics" (New York, 1846).

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