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Wheeler, George Montague was born on October 9, 1842 in Grafton, Massachusetts, United States.
(Excerpt from Report Upon the Determination of the Astrono...)
Excerpt from Report Upon the Determination of the Astronomical Co-Ordinates of the Primary Stations at Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, and Colorado Springs, Colorado Territory Made During the Years 1872 and 1873: Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian Sir: Lieut. George M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, has sent to this Office a report embodying the results from the astronomical observations made at Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, and Colorado Springs, Colorado Territory. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Wheeler, George Montague was born on October 9, 1842 in Grafton, Massachusetts, United States.
He graduated from West Point in 1866, ranked sixth in his class, and he was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
In 1872, the United States Congress authorized an ambitious plan to map the portion of the United States west of the 100th meridian at a scale of 8 miles to the inch. This plan necessitated what became known as the Wheeler Survey, lasting until 1879, when the survey, along with the King and Powell Surveys, were terminated and their work was reorganized as the United States Geological Survey. Wheeler was promoted to Captain in 1879.
In 1881 he represented the United States at the Third International Geographical Congress and Exhibition in Venice, Italy.
He entered semi-retirement in 1883 but continued to write scientific reports until his full retirement from the Army in 1888 at the rank of Major. He died in New York City in 1905.
Wheeler Peak in Nevada (part of the Great Basin National Park), Wheeler Peak in New Mexico (the state high point), and the scenic Wheeler Geologic Area in southern Colorado are named for George Wheeler.
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