John Fillmore Hayford, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Fillmore Hayford

American geodesist

Date of Birth: 19-May-1868

Place of Birth: Rouses Point, New York, United States

Date of Death: 10-Mar-1925

Profession: geodesist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About John Fillmore Hayford

  • John Fillmore Hayford (May 19, 1868 – March 10, 1925) was an eminent United States geodesist.
  • His work involved the study of isostasy and the construction of a reference ellipsoid for approximating the figure of the Earth.
  • The crater Hayford on the far side of the Moon is named after him.
  • Mount Hayford, a 1,871 m mountain peak near Metlakatla, Alaska, United States, is named after him.
  • A biography of Hayford may be found in the Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, 16 (5), 1935.

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