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    • Author/Creator:Beebe, William, 1851-1917.
    • Title:William Beebe papers, 1901-1917 (inclusive).
    • Physical Description:.25 linear ft.
    • Links:View a description and listing of collection contents in the finding aid

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    • Notes:Gifts of Yale Mathematics Department, 1955 and Mrs. Jasper Y. Brinton.
    • Access and use:Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Additional information is provided in the finding aid.
    • Biographical / Historical note:William Beebe was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, on September 4, 1851. He was educated at the Litchfield Select Academy and graduated with the Yale College Class of 1873. Shortly after graduation, he began studies at the Yale Graduate School in mathematics and astronomy. By 1876, he was already a tutor at Yale, becoming assistant professor of mathematics in 1882. In 1898, he became a full professor. He also taught astronomy at Yale. Beebe was married to Elizabeth Febiger, with whom he had a son. Beebe died in New Haven, Connecticut, on March 11, 1917.
    • Summary:The papers of William Beebe consist of three manuscripts: "Celestial Mechanics" (1901-1902), and two lectures given by Beebe in 1917. One is on John Milton and the other on the organization of Yale University.
    • Format:Archives or Manuscripts
    • Indexes/Finding aids:Finding aid is available in repository and on the Internet.
    • Cite as:William Beebe Papers. Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
    • Subjects:Beebe, William, 1851-1917.
      Yale University--Administration.
      Yale University--Faculty.
      Yale University. Dept. of Mathematics.
      Science.
    • Occupation:Astronomers.
      Educators.
      Mathematicians.
    Link to this page: https://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/614361