Charles Henry Davis
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Born January 16, 1807
Died February 18, 1877 (70 years old)
Boston, United States
Also known as: Davis, Charles Henry, 1807-1877., Davis, Charles Henry
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self-educated American astronomer and rear admiral of the United States Navy. worked for the United States Coast Survey and researched tides and currents, commander of the Western Gunboat Flotilla in the U.S. Civil War, one of the founders of the National Academy of Sciences, author of several books.