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| | Amos Dolbear, 1874 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12) |
 | | Known to his Tufts students as "Dolly", he chaired the Department of Astronomy and Physics beginning in 1874. |
 | | Dolbear contributed many notable inventions to the scientific world, including the static telephone, the electric gyroscope used to demonstrate the Earth's rotation, the opeidoscope, and a new system of incandescent lighting. |
 | | He published several books, articles, and pamphlets, including "Matter, Ether, Motion," and was recognized for his contributions to science at both the Paris Exposition in 1881 and the Crystal Palace Exposition in 1882. |
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