Background
Littell, Frank Bowers was born on February 21, 1869 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry Woolsey and Marie Antoinette (Bowers) Littell.
Littell, Frank Bowers was born on February 21, 1869 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry Woolsey and Marie Antoinette (Bowers) Littell.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Wesleyan, 1891, Doctor of Science, 1919. Master of Arts, Columbian (now George Washington University, 1894.
Computer Naval Observatory, 1891-1896. Teacher mathematics, Scranton High School, 1896-1897. Computer, 1897-1898, assistant astronomer, 1898-1901, Naval Observatory.
Professor mathematics United States Navy, 1901-1933, when retired.
Member of the United States eclipse expeditions to Barnesville, Georgia, 1900, Solok, Sumatra, 1901, Porta Coeli, Spain, 1905, Los Angeles (airship), 1925, expedition to Sumatra, 1926. Member United States party to determine Washington-Paris longitude, using radio signals, 1913-1914. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Astronomical Society (England).
Member Philosophical Society Washington, American Astronomical Society (councillor 1928-1931), Washington Academy Sciences, Sociedad Astronomica de Mexico, Society Astronomical de France, International Astron, Union, American Geophysical Union Astron, Society of Pacific, Phi Beta Kappa.
Special editor on astronomy, Webster’s New International Dictionary and World Book Encyclopedia Annual.
Married Josephine Louisiana Monte Mercereau, April. Children: Marion Mercereau, Charles Henry.