Samuel Alfred Mitchell (born April 29, 1874 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada and died February 22, 1960 in Bloomington, Indiana) was an astronomer who studied solar eclipses and set up a program to use photographic techniques to determine the distance to stars at McCormick Observatory, where he served as the director.
Read more about Samuel Alfred Mitchell: Early Years, Yerkes Observatory, Eclipse Work, Parallax Work and Leander McCormick Observatory, Society Memberships, Family, References
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