Background
Peters, Christian Henry Frederick was born on September 19, 1813 in Coldenbüttel, Schleswig, Germany.
Peters, Christian Henry Frederick was born on September 19, 1813 in Coldenbüttel, Schleswig, Germany.
Director trigonometrical survey in Sicily, 1843-1848. Director observatory Hamilton College, 1858-1867, Litchfield professor astronomy, dir.
Author: Celestial Charts, 1882. Heliographic Positions of Sun Spots, Observed at Hamilton College from 1860 to 1870 (edited by E. B. Frost), published 1907. Articles “Contributions to the Atmospherology of the Sun” in Proceedings of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Vol.
IX, 1856, “Corrigenda in Various Star Catalogues” in.
Member National Academy Scis.