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	DRAPER - LoveToKnow Article on DRAPER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		His son, HENRY DRAPER (1837-1882), graduated at the University of New York in 1858, became professor of natural science there in 186o,,and was professor of physiology (in the medical school) and dean of the faculty in f 8661873.
		Henry Drapers most important contributions to science were made in spectroscopy; he ruled~ metal gratings in 1869-1870, made valuable spectrum photographs after 1871, and proved the presence of oxygen in the sun in a monograph of 1877.
		The Drapers Gild was one of the numerous subdivisions of the clothing trade, and appeared to have been confined to the retailing of woollen cloths, the linendrapers forming in the i5th century a separate fraternity, which disappeared or was merged in the greater company.
	73.1911encyclopedia.org /D/DR/DRAPER.htm (524 words)

	Henry Draper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Henry Draper (March 7, 1837 – November 20, 1882) was an American doctor and astronomer.
		Draper was one of the pioneers of the use of astrophotography.
		After his untimely early death from double pleurisy, his widow funded the Henry Draper Medal for outstanding contributions to astrophysics and the Henry Draper Catalog of stellar spectra.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry_Draper (126 words)

	Henry Draper Biography
		Henry Draper, a doctor by trade, was a prominent American amateur scientist and an early pioneer of astronomical photography.
		Draper was married in 1867 to Anna Mary Palmer, a wealthy socialite who proved as able a laboratory assistant as she was a hostess.
		Draper received numerous awards, including honorary law degrees from NYU and the University of Wisconsin, a Congressional medal for directing the U.S. expedition to photograph the 1874 transit of Venus, and election to both the National Academy of Sciences and the Astronomische Gesellschaft.
	www.ras.ucalgary.ca /~gibson/draper (949 words)

	Technology, Invention, and Innovation collections
		Henry Draper (1837-1882) was an early astronomical photographer and also did work on stellar spectra and spectrum analysis.
		Daniel Draper (1841-1931) was a meteorologist and established the New York Meteorological Observatory in Central Park in 1868.
		Diploma of appointment of John C. Draper as one of the Junior Assistants in the House staff of Bellevue Hospital, 1865 and subsequent position of Senior Assistant and House Physician, 1857.
	americanhistory.si.edu /archives/d8121.htm (3104 words)

	Henry Draper (1837-1882) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		John William Draper obtained the first daguerrotype of the Moon in 1840, of the Solar spectrum in 1843.
		Henry Draper studied at the medical school which he finished in 1857 at age 20.
		Henry Draper died in New York on November 20, 1882 of a respiratory ailment at age of only 45.
	www.seds.org /messier/Xtra/Bios/draper.html (187 words)

	Henry Draper Catalogue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomy catalogue with astrometric and spectroscopic data about more than 225,000 stars.
		It was compiled by Annie Jump Cannon and her co-workers at Harvard College Observatory under the supervision of Edward C. Pickering, and was named in honour of Henry Draper, whose widow donated the money required to finance it.
		Stars in the range 225301-359083 are from the 1949 extension of the catalogue.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry_Draper_Catalogue (237 words)

	Johns Hopkins Gazette \| February 7, 2005
		Charles L. Bennett, a professor in the Krieger School's Henry A. Rowland Department of Physics and Astronomy, will be awarded the prestigious Henry Draper Medal on May 2 at the National Academy of Sciences' 142nd annual meeting.
		The prize was established in 1886 by the wife of Henry Draper, a prominent amateur scientist and early pioneer of astronomical photography.
		Henry A. Rowland, Johns Hopkins' first physics professor, received the award in 1890, and Robert W. Wood, a professor of experimental physics, won in 1940.
	www.jhu.edu /~gazette/2005/07feb05/07draper.html (403 words)

	Draper, John William. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Draper’s chief contribution to abstract science was research in radiant energy.
		Draper’s research in the effect of light upon chemicals led him to take up photography.
		His son, Henry Draper, 1837–82, was a physician by vocation, but he made major contributions in the field of astronomical photography and spectroscopy.
	www.bartleby.com /65/dr/Draper-J.html (346 words)

	Draper, Henry (1837-1882)
		The son of John William Draper, he trained to be a medical doctor but, because he completed all of his medical courses at New York University by the age of 20, he traveled in Europe for a year until he was old enough to graduate.
		By 1873 he had produced a spectrograph that was similar to the visual spectroscope of William Huggins; he clarified the spectral lines by using a slit and incorporating a reference spectra so that elements could be identified more easily.
		The Harvard project, named the Henry Draper Catalogue, completed in 1897, resulted in the first comprehensive classification of stars according to their spectra.
	www.daviddarling.info /encyclopedia/D/Draper_Henry.html (369 words)

	Catalogo Henry Draper - Wikipedia
		Il catalogo di Henry Draper (in genere appreviato in HD) è un catalogo stellare con dati astrometrici e spettroscopici di più di 225.000 stelle.
		Fu compilato da Annie Jump Cannon e colleghi all'Harvard College Observatory, sotto la supervisione di Edward C. Pickering, e fu così chiamato in onore di Henry Draper, la cui vedova donò i finanziamenti necessari per compilazione.
		Queste ultime sono a volte chiamate HDE (Henry Draper Extension), ma il numero basta a separarle e sono quindi spesso chiamate semplicemente HD.
	it.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catalogo_Henry_Draper (222 words)

	Draper, Henry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		His work is commemorated by the Henry Draper Catalogue of stellar spectral types.
		Draper was born in Virginia and studied medicine at the University of the City of New York.
		This project was funded by Draper's legacy and the result was the Henry Draper Catalogue.
	www.cartage.org.lb /en/themes/Biographies/MainBiographies/D/Draper/1.html (182 words)

	Draper, John William on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		His work on the spectra of incandescent substances foreshadowed the development of spectrum analysis, in which his son Henry Draper became a pioneer.
		Draper also made (1839-40) the first photographs of the moon.
		His son, Henry Draper, 1837-82, was a physician by vocation, but he made major contributions in the field of astronomical photography and spectroscopy.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/D/Draper-J1.asp (489 words)

	My Family
		Abbie Ann Draper was born on 13 Sep 1832 in Chesterfield, N H. Parents: Abram Draper and Sarah March.
		Abram Draper was born on 15 Aug 1805 in Chesterfield, N H. He died on 7 Sep 1884 in Swanzey, N H. Parents: Samuel Draper and Sarah Crouch.
		Alphonse Elgin Draper was born on 4 Oct 1899 in Oconto, Custer County, Nebraska.
	members.shaw.ca /familyhistory/wdfh/d9.htm (1308 words)

	Delaware Chapter LXVIII (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		To Charles Draper, in 1773, two hundred and thirteen acres of land and two hundred and twenty-one acres of marsh, which are now owned by the heirs of William Russell.
		It adjoined land of Henry Penington and John Outon, and descended to John Dickarson, son of the patentee.
		Henry Bowman also owned other lands in the hundred, and after his death a portion was inherited by his son, Henry Bowman, Jr., and the remainder was sold by his administrator, William Clark.
	www.accessible.com /amcnty/DE/Delaware/delaware68.htm (6260 words)

	Draper, Henry -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The catalog, named in honour of the U.S. astronomer Henry Draper and financed through an endowment by his widow, was compiled at the Harvard College Observatory...
		The monologuist and monodramatist Ruth Draper was acclaimed throughout the United States and Europe for her delicate but vivid character sketches, which she performed on a bare stage with few props.
		Draper, who changed character with a single item of clothing, created the illusion of crowds or intimate conversations through subtle modulations of voice,...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9031149&query=ruth (809 words)

	The Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography: Draper, Henry (1837-1882)@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		US amateur astronomer, noted for his work on stellar spectroscopy and commemorated by the Henry Draper Catalogue of stellar spectral types.
		Draper was born in Virginia on 7 March 1837; his father, John William Draper, was a distinguished physician and chemist.
		He was educated at the University of the City of New York and entered the medical school there at the age of 17.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:99916139&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (184 words)

	AIP International Catalog of Sources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Henry Draper (1837-1882), an American astronomer, was a pioneer in astronomical photography.
		Draper assisted Draper with his work, and after his death donated his telescope to the Harvard College Observatory, financed the "Draper Catalogue of Stellar Spectra" produced there, and supported other scientific and astronomical work.
		Included are page proofs of John William Draper's book History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science; photographs (including a carte de visite photograph of the transit of Venus taken December 6, 1882 by Maximilian [Tech]); sketches, diagrams, charts, certificates, clippings, and printed material.
	www.aip.org /history/catalog/2166.html (443 words)

	Henry Draper Catalogue - Unipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Henry Draper catalogue: 17h and 18h (Annals of the Astronomical Observatory of Harvard College)
		The Henry Draper catalogue: 9h, 10h, and 11h (Annals of the Astronomical Observatory of Harvard College)
		The Henry Draper catalogue: 12h, 13h, and 14h (Annals of the Astronomical Observatory of Harvard College)
	www.unipedia.info /HDE.html (352 words)

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		Doctor of Medicine, Draper was a pioneer in the photographic field maintaining a kind of friendly competition with COMMON.
		His father (John William) was among the first US "Daguerrotype" users and had obtained images of the Moon and a daylight spectra in 1839-1840.
		Draper obtained the first photography of a nebula (M42) on September, 30th 1880 with a 50 minutes exposure with his 11-inch refractor.
	www.astrosurf.com /cielextreme/page81E.html (96 words)

	Historical Sketches of Southwest Virginia Publication 3 - 1967 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Here in the Draper's Meadows settlement Mary fell in love with young William Ingles, son of another settlers, and they were married early in 1750, their wedding being the first one on this frontier.
		Henry Harman, a brother of "Skygusty" Mathias Harman, and his two sons, George and Mathias, together with George Draper, went from Clinch Valley over onto the headwaters of Tug River to hunt that autumn of 1778; they were going particularly for bear and consequently they took along pack horses in addition to their mounts.
		Draper, who was still mounted, dug his heels to his mount's flanks and made the animal dash on by the log.
	www.ls.net /~newriver/swva/hssv-3.htm (23941 words)

	The Lewis Family History - Person Page 14 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Eveline Dora Draper was born in 1882 at Haselbury Plucknet, Somerset, England.
		Edith Laura Draper was born in 1885 at Haselbury Plucknet, Somerset, England.
		Robert Henry Draper was born in 1906 at Somerset, England.
	www.thelewiss.co.uk /tree/thelewiss-p/p14.htm (2358 words)

	Blue Ridge Country
		George Draper (Mary's widowed mother), Casper Barger (an elderly widower whose head was carried away in a cloth bag and gruesomely displayed at the next settlement), and John Draper's infant son (who was "brained" against Ingles' log cabin walls).
		It is difficult to fully imagine the numb terror of the hostages as they were prodded through the forest, having witnessed the bloody massacre of their family and friends and knowing that their fate could be the same.
		And Mary Draper Ingles' goal that bitterly cold, late-November day -- to cover the last few miles of her return to Draper's Meadows -- was made precisely in that fasion.
	www.blueridgecountry.com /ingles/ingles.html (3089 words)

	Alexander S.P. Draper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		From family records the children of Lewis Andrew and Ada Mable Draper; Nancy Evelyn Draper, born May 14, 1903, in Woods County, Oklahoma, and William Cloud Mills, born Sept. 10, 1897, were married December 24, 1927, in the Alva, Oklahoma, Christian Church, Wm.
		Jemima Leona Draper, born December 14, 1905, in Woods County, Oklahoma, and Tempel H. Mills, born Marcy 9, 1902, on his father's ranch (the late Govan Mills) were married April 9.
		Norman Huston Draper, born November 4, 1907, on the Taylor Ranch, died August 7, 1968, in Veteran's Hospital, Wichita.
	www.ku.edu /kansas/medicine/chosen/bch_draper.html (391 words)

	Connecting Capron Cousins - Person Page 114 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Henry Stewart (M) Capt. Henry Stewart married Catherine Stanley, daughter of Daniel Stanley II and Catherine Pond, on 5 September 1814.
		Henry Francis Tingley (M) Henry Francis Tingley married Lucy Ann Draper, daughter of Isaac Draper and Elisia Adams.
		Orlena A. McConkey was born on 22 October 1844 in Stonington, CT. She married Frank Foster Tingley, son of Henry Francis Tingley and Lucy Ann Draper, on 4 July 1867.
	home.comcast.net /~desilva/p114.htm (1114 words)

	[123.03] The Impact of the Henry Draper Catalogue on 20th-century Astronomy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		[123.03] The Impact of the Henry Draper Catalogue on 20th-century Astronomy
		Under the leadership of Edward Pickering and the financing of Anna Palmer Draper, the work on the Henry Draper Memorial began at Harvard College Observatory in the late 1880s.
		Although Cannon completed the classification in 1915, it was not until 1918 that the first of nine volumes of the Henry Draper Catalogue was published.
	www.aas.org /publications/baas/v31n5/aas195/907.htm (330 words)

	Headlines@Hopkins: Johns Hopkins University News Releases
		Charles L. Bennett, a professor in the Henry A. Rowland Department of Physics and Astronomy at The Johns Hopkins University, will be awarded the prestigious Henry Draper Medal on May 2 at the National Academy of Science's 142nd annual meeting.
		Bennett came to Johns Hopkins on January 1, 2005, from his position as a senior scientist for experimental cosmology at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, where the WMAP was built in partnership with Princeton University.
		Henry A. Rowland, Johns Hopkins' first physics professor, received the award in 1890 and Robert W. Wood, who was professor of experimental physics at Johns Hopkins, won in 1940.
	www.jhu.edu /news/home05/jan05/draper.html (476 words)

	Zoom Astronomy Glossary: D
		In September, 1880, Draper took the first photograph (a daguerreotype, which was a precursor of the modern photograph) of a distant astronomical object (the Orion Nebula).
		The Henry Draper system of star identification,the HD system of stellar classification, was named for Draper.
		The Henry Draper catalog is a catalog of stars in which every star is classified by its stellar spectrum.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/astronomy/glossary/indexd.shtml (2159 words)

	DRAPER, JOHN WILLIAM (1811-1882) - Online Information article about DRAPER, JOHN WILLIAM (1811-1882)
		HENRY DRAPER (1837—1882), graduated at the University of New York in 1858, became professor of natural science there in 186o, and was professor of physiology (in the medical school) and See also:
		Henry Draper's most important contributions to science were made in See also:
		Pickering carried on his study of stellar spectra with the funds of the Henry Draper Memorial at Harvard, endowed by his widow (nee See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /DIO_DRO/DRAPER_JOHN_WILLIAM_1811_1882_.html (476 words)

	The Archive
		Corporal William Henry Draper, Serial No. 163093, was born in London, England on April 24, 1892.
		Corporal Draper was assigned to the 4th Division, 11th Brigade, 75th Battalion on November 15th, 1916 and was sent overseas from England to join them in their present theatre of operations.
		On the 9th of April, 1917 Corporal Draper was severely wounded at the Battle of Vimy Ridge by machine gun fire and shrapnel.
	www.kingandempire.com /draper1.html (316 words)

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