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Ormsby M. Mitchel
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Ormsby MacKnight (or McKnight) Mitchel (August 28, 1810 – October 31, 1862) was an American astronomer and major general in the American Civil War.
Quotes
Mans can't make moons
Remark, aged three, on seeing the Moon.
As reported in Sky and Telescope, November 2019, page 30
External links
Mitchel, Ormsby
Category:1810 births
Category:1862 deaths
Category:Astronomers from the United States
Category:Generals of the Union Army
Category:United States Military Academy alumni
Category:Polymaths