Hamilton Lanphere Smith
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| Gender | Male |
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| Date of birth | November 5,1819 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Born | New London |
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| Died | 1903 |
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| ID | 3934895 |
Hamilton Lanphere Smith Life story
Hamilton Lanphere Smith was an American scientist, photographer, and astronomer. He was born in New London, Connecticut and graduated from Yale in 1839, where he constructed the largest telescope in the country at the time in 1838. In 1848 Smith wrote The World, one of the first science textbooks written in America.