The Leander McCormick Observatory is one of the astronomical observatories operated by the Department of Astronomy of the University of Virginia, and is...
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Leander James McCormick (February 8, 1819 – February 20, 1900) was an American inventor, manufacturer, philanthropist, and businessman and a member of...
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Historical Society holds Cyrus McCormick's papers. The Cyrus McCormick Farm, operated by other family members after Cyrus and Leander moved to Chicago, was ultimately...
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Charlottesville, Virginia (redirect from McIntire Park)
is the home of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory headquarters, the Leander McCormick Observatory and the CFA Institute. It is served by two area...
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Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Mccormic to Mccormick". politicalgraveyard.com. "Leander J. McCormick Dead". Lexington gazette. Lexington, Virginia...
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in honor of Thomas Jefferson after the establishment of the Leander McCormick Observatory on the summit in 1885. Jefferson had urged the purchase of the...
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1913. At that point, he was offered the directorship at the Leander McCormick Observatory at the University of Virginia. Mitchell spent much of his time...
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This is a list of observatory codes (IAU codes or MPC codes) published by the Minor Planet Center. For a detailed description, see observations of small...
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astronomer Samuel A. Mitchell, who went on to become director of the Leander McCormick Observatory at the University of Virginia. He died on September 27, 1951...
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2011. Retrieved April 15, 2008. "The McCormick Family and their Mechanical Reaper". Leander McCormick Observatory Museum. Archived from the original on...
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