Background
See, Thomas Jefferson Jackson was born on February 19, 1866 in near Montgomery City, Missouri, United States. Son of Noah and Mary Ann (Sailor) Secretary
See, Thomas Jefferson Jackson was born on February 19, 1866 in near Montgomery City, Missouri, United States. Son of Noah and Mary Ann (Sailor) Secretary
Bachelor of Arts, L.B., Bachelor of Science, University of Missouri, 1889. Master of Arts, Doctor of Philisophy, University of Berlin, 1892.
In charge observatory of University of Missouri, 1887-1889. Volunteer observer Royal Observatory, Berlin, 1891. Organized and had charge department of astronomy, and aided in organization of Yerkes Observatory, University of Chicago, 1893-1896.
Astronomer Lowell Observatory in charge survey of Southern heavens, 1896-1898.
With 24-in. Clark refractor at Flagstaff, Arizona, and City of Mexico, examined about 200,000 fixed stars, in zone bet. 15 and 65 degrees south declination, which led to discovery and measurement of about 600 new double stars and remeasurement of some 1,400 double stars previously recognized by Sir John Herschel and other observers.
Professor mathematics, United States Navy, since 1899. In charge 26-in. equatorial telescope, United States Naval Observatory, 1899-1902.
Professor mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1902-1903, Naval Observatory, Mare Island, California, since 1903.
Lecturer on sidereal astronomy, Lowell Institute, Boston, 1899. Commissioned captain, 1913.
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Married Frances Graves, June 18, 1907.