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 | | Admiral Davis, however, is one of these men—combining rare scientific ability with great practical skill and power. |
 | | In 1842, Lieutenant Davis was married to the youngest daughter of the late Hon. |
 | | Lieutenant Davis, having triumphantly organized the Ephemeris, retained his position as Superintendent for seven years, and during that time, besides the duty of administration, occupied himself in preparing a translation of Gauss’ "Theoria Motus," (published in Cambridge, 1857), as well as treatises on "Mechanical Quadratures," the computation of a planetary orbit, and other mathematical tracts. |
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