Langley, S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906

Overview

Works:	299 works in 447 publications in 6 languages and 4,514 library holdings
Roles:	Author of introduction
Classifications:	q11, 629.13435

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Publications about S. P Langley

Publications by S. P Langley

Publications by S. P Langley, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about S. P Langley

Langley's aero engine of 1903 by Robert B Meyer ( Book )
Langley, man of science and flight by J. Gordon Vaeth ( Book )
12 pioneers of science by Harry Sootin ( Book )
Doctor Langley's paradox: two letters suggesting the development of rockets (with three plates) by Russell J Parkinson ( Book )
The 1914 tests of the Langley "aerodrome by C. G Abbot ( Book )

The relations between the Smithsonian Institution and the Wright brothers by C. G Abbot ( Book )
Samuel Pierpont Langley, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1887-1906 : Memorial meeting, December 3, 1906 by Smithsonian Institution ( Book )
Samuel Pierpont Langley by Cyrus Adler ( Book )
The first man-carrying aeroplane capable of sustained free flight : Langley's success as a pioneer in aviation by Albert Francis Zahm ( Book )
Biographical memoir of Samuel Pierpont Langley, 1834-1906 by Charles D Walcott ( Book )
A tribute : Samuel Pierpont Langley, pioneer in practical aviation by Henry Leffmann ( Book )
An account of the exercises on the occasion of the presentation of the Langley Medal and the unveiling of the Langley Memorial Tablet, May 6, 1913, including the addresses of : Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, His Excellency, the French Ambassador, Mons. J.J. Jusserand, Dr. John A. Brashear, and secretary Walcott by Smithsonian Institution ( Book )
Samuel P. Langley : solar scientist, 1867-1891 by Donald Leroy Obendorf ( Book )
Langley's model aero engine of 1903 ( Book )
Guide to the records of the Office of the Secretary (Samuel P. Langley), 1866-1927 by James A Steed ( Book )
Langley's model aero engine of 1903 by Robert B Meyer ( Book )
Samuel Pierpont Langley, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1887-1906 : memorial meeting, December 3, 1906 : addresses by Andrew Dickson White ( Book )
The Langley aerodrome ( Book )
Appraisals of the Langley powerplane by contemporaries by Albert Francis Zahm ( Book )
Records, 1895-1940 by New York Zoological Park ( )

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Most widely held works by S. P Langley

Experiments in aerodynamics by S. P Langley ( Book )
18 editions published between 1891 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 385 libraries worldwide

The new astronomy by S. P Langley ( Book )
16 editions published between 1887 and 1900 in English and held by 318 libraries worldwide

A description of the Manly engine by S. P Langley ( Book )
3 editions published in 1942 in English and held by 181 libraries worldwide

The internal work of the wind by S. P Langley ( Book )
12 editions published between 1892 and 1911 in English and held by 168 libraries worldwide

Langley memoir on mechanical flight : Part I, 1887 to 1896 by S. P Langley ( Book )
4 editions published in 1911 in English and held by 159 libraries worldwide

The 1900 solar eclipse expedition of the Astrophysical observatory of the Smithsonian institution by Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory ( Book )
4 editions published in 1904 in English and held by 135 libraries worldwide

Memoir of George Brown Goode, 1851-1896 by S. P Langley ( Book )
1 edition published in 1897 in English and held by 104 libraries worldwide

Researches on solar heat and its absorption by the earth's atmosphere : a report on the Mount Whitney expedition by S. P Langley ( Book )
1 edition published in 1884 in English and held by 96 libraries worldwide

Samuel Pierpont Langley (with six plates) by S. P Langley ( Book )
3 editions published in 1934 in English and held by 90 libraries worldwide

On the cheapest form of light by S. P Langley ( Book )
3 editions published in 1901 in English and held by 68 libraries worldwide

A method of avoiding personal equation in transit observations by S. P Langley ( Book )
2 editions published between 1903 and 1904 in English and held by 60 libraries worldwide

The removal of the remains of James Smithson by S. P Langley ( Book )
3 editions published between 1903 and 1905 in English and held by 57 libraries worldwide

Langley memoir on mechanical flight; pt. 1. 1887-1896, pt. 2. 1897-1903 by S. P Langley ( Book )
2 editions published between 1911 and 1978 in English and held by 52 libraries worldwide

A memorial of George Brown Goode, together with a selection of his papers on museums and on the history of science in America ( Book )
4 editions published in 1901 in English and held by 49 libraries worldwide

Langley memoir on mechanical flight by S. P Langley ( Book )
3 editions published in 1911 in English and held by 44 libraries worldwide

Le mouvement by Etienne-Jules Marey ( Book )
1 edition published in 1894 in French and held by 43 libraries worldwide

The temperature of the moon : from studies at the Allegheny observatory by S. P Langley ( Book )
3 editions published in 1889 in English and held by 40 libraries worldwide

On the temperature of the surface of the moon by S. P Langley ( Book )
3 editions published between 1884 and 1885 in English and held by 33 libraries worldwide

Experimental determination of wave-lengths in the invisible prismatic spectrum by S. P Langley ( Book )
3 editions published in 1884 in English and German and held by 33 libraries worldwide

Energy and vision by S. P Langley ( Book )
1 edition published in 1891 in English and held by 32 libraries worldwide

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Associated Subjects

Actinometer‍ Adams, John Couch,--1819-1892‍ Aerodynamics‍ Aerodynamics--Experiments‍ Aeronautics‍ Aeronautics--Experiments‍ Airplanes‍ Airplanes--Motors‍ Animal locomotion‍ Astronomy‍ Astrophysics‍ Bibliography‍ Biography‍ California--Mount Whitney‍ Chronophotography‍ Color vision‍ Darwin, Charles,--1809-1882‍ Davy, Humphry,--Sir,--1778-1829‍ Dubois, Eugène,--1858-1940‍ Early works‍ Fireflies‍ Flight‍ Flight--Experiments‍ Goode, G. Brown--1851-1896‍ Henry, Joseph,--1797-1878‍ History‍ Ichthyologists‍ Infrared spectra‍ Juvenile works‍ Langley, S. P.--1834-1906‍ Metchnikoff, Elie,--1845-1916‍ Moon‍ Museums‍ Pascal, Blaise,--1623-1662‍ Personal equation‍ Phosphorescence‍ Radiation‍ Rockets (Aeronautics)‍ Scheele, Carl Wilhelm,--1742-1786‍ Science‍ Scientists‍ Smithson, James,--1765-1829‍ Solar eclipses‍ Solar radiation‍ Spectrum analysis‍ United States Volta, Alessandro,--1745-1827‍ Winds‍ Wright, Orville,--1871-1948‍ Wright, Wilbur,--1867-1912‍

Alternative Names

Langley, Samuel 1834-1906

Langley, Samuel Pierpont, 1834-1906

Langley, Samuel Pierpont 1834-1906 GBV

Languages

English (429)
French (17)
Undetermined (6)
Latin (2)
German (1)
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