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	Biography of William Thornton - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Thornton returned to active duty with the United States Air Force and was then assigned to the USAF Aerospace Medical Division, Brooks Air Force Base, San Antonio, where he completed the Primary Flight Surgeonâs training in 1964.
		Thornton has logged over 2,500 hours pilot flying time in jet aircraft, is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, and is an adjunct Professor at the University of Houston-Clear Lake.
		Thornton was a member of the astronaut support crew for the Skylab 2, Skylab 33, and Skylab 44 missions, and principal investigator for Skylab experiments on mass measurement, anthropometric measurements, hemodynamics, and human fluid shifts and physical conditioning.
	www.short-biographies.com /biographies/WilliamThornton.html (1353 words)

	William Thornton
		Thornton's designs, submitted in 1793, were approved by President Washington, and their execution was entrusted to the supervision of E. Hallet
		In 1794, however, Thornton himself, being appointed a commissioner of the District of Columbia, became supervisor and remained in charge until 1802.
		Thornton was the first to hold the post of clerk in charge of the Patent Office, and he served as commissioner of patents from 1802 until his death.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0848581.html (363 words)

	Hallet, Étienne Sulpice - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		His plan consisted of a monumental central dome with flanking wings, and he was encouraged to go on with the project.
		In 1793, however, the design submitted by William Thornton was approved and adopted by the President, who, in justice to Hallet, retained him as supervisor of the execution of Thornton's plans.
		When, however, Hallet attempted to introduce some alterations in Thornton's design, he was dismissed from the post.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/H/Hallet-E.asp (128 words)

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