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James Melville Gilliss (September 6, 1811 – February 9, 1865) was an astronomer, United States naval officer and founder of the United States Naval Observatory.

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rdfs:label	James Melville Gilliss (de) James Melville Gilliss (es) James Melville Gilliss (en) James Melville Gilliss (sv)
rdfs:comment	James Melville Gilliss (* 6. September 1811 in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.; † 9. Februar 1865 in Washington, D.C.) war ein US-amerikanischer Astronom und Offizier der Marine. (de) James Melville Gilliss (September 6, 1811 – February 9, 1865) was an astronomer, United States naval officer and founder of the United States Naval Observatory. (en) James Melville Gilliss (Georgetown, Washington D. C. 6 de septiembre de 1811-Washington D. C. 9 de febrero de 1865) fue un astrónomo, oficial de marina de Estados Unidos y fundador del Observatorio Naval de Estados Unidos. (es) James Melville Gilliss, född 6 september 1811 i Georgetown, Washington, D.C., död 9 februari 1865 i Washington, D.C., var en amerikansk astronom. Gilliss tjänade från 1827 i den amerikanska marinen och anställdes 1836 vid Depot of Charts and Instruments, men studerade därjämte matematik, fysik och astronomi. År 1842 genomdrev han inrättandet av United States Naval Observatory i Washington, D.C., vars chef han blev 1861. Han höjde denna institution till ett första rangens observatorium. Åren 1849–52 ledde han den astronomiska expedition, som från USA utsändes till Chile för bestämning av solparallaxen. Härunder inrättade han observatoriet i Santiago de Chile. Expeditionens resultat nedlade han i The United States Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere During the Years 1849 (sv)
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birth place	Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Cambridge University Press Midshipman Meridian circle Passed midshipman U.S. Naval Observatory USS Java (1815) University of Chile University of Virginia Matthew Fontaine Maury Oceanographic Springer Publishing 1865 deaths American astronomers United States Navy officers USS Concord (1828) USS Delaware (1820) Georgetown, Washington, D.C. American Philosophical Society Anales de la Universidad de Chile Oxford University Press Office of Coast Survey Marine chronometer Astronomy 1811 births Burials at Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) People from Georgetown (Washington, D.C.) Achromatic telescope Charles Wilkes Greenwood Press Minesweeper (ship) National Astronomical Observatory (Chile) Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) United States Naval Observatory Research ship U.S. Exploring Expedition dbr:Escuela_Militar_del_Libertador_Bernardo_O'Higgins
Link from a Wikipage to an external page	http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/library/library-history/library-dedication-1/a-brief-biography-of-lieutenant-gilliss%7Cwebsite=Naval

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