Miles, Solomon Pearson, 1791-1842
Dates
- Existence: 1791 - 1842
Biography
Solomon P. Miles was born on January 22, 1791 in Temple, NH. He attended Dartmouth College from 1810-1811 but did not graduate. He received his Ab and Am degree from Harvard University in 1819. Miles was a mathematics teacher who authored the book "Mathematical tables :comprising logarithms of numbers, logarithmic sines, tangents, and secants, natural sines, meridional parts, difference of latitude and departure, astronomical refractions," in 1830. He died on August 22, 1842.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Solomon Pearson Miles Diary of a Voyage
Collection
Identifier: 003343
Codex 003343
Date(s):
1835-04-24 to 1835-08-22
Abstract
Diary of a voyage from New York to Havre, followed by accounts of travel in Fance, Switzerland, Holland and London, undertaken by Solomon Pearson Miles (1791-1842).
Solomon Pearson Miles letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 815468.1
Mss 815468.1
Date(s):
1815-08-18
Abstract
In English.