A Career of Controversy: The Anomaly of T.J.J. See

Webb W. L. , Brief biography and popular account of the unparalleled discoveries of T. J. J. See (Lynn, Mass., 1913).

See, for example, See's articles in Astronomical journal , xv (1895), 33, 54, 97, 101, 129, 155, 156, 161, 169, 171, 180, 188; xvi (1896), 17, 24, 41, 92, 125, 137; and in Astronomische Nachrichten , cxxxvii (1895), cols 159, 359; cxxxviii (1895), cols 25, 55, 149, 345, 369, 373; cxxxix (1896), cols 17, 63, 161, 163, 169, 341, 367; cxl (1896), cols 33, 35, 39; cxli (1896), col 7 (only first pages/columns here listed).

See, for example, See's articles in Popular astronomy , i (1893), 373; ii (1894), 103, 249, 289, 337, 385; iii (1895) 49, 178; iv (1896), 297, 533, 550 (only first pages here listed).

Webb , op. cit. (ref. 1), 59.

T. J. J. See, Researches on the evolution of the stellar systems : Volume I (Lynn, Mass., 1896).

Ashbrook J. , “The sage of Mare Island”, Sky and telescope , xxiv (1962), 193.

See T. J. J. , “Discoveries and measures of double and multiple stars in the Southern Hemisphere”, Astronomical journal , xviii (1898), 181–7.

Ashbrook , op. cit. (ref. 6), states for example that W. H. van den Bos had pointed out that all of See's binary position angles for about a month had the same large systematic error, apparently due to a failure to check the micrometer's zero point each night.

See T. J. J. , “Perturbations in the motion of the double star F.70 Ophiuchi = Σ2272”, Astronomical journal , xv (1895), 180.

See T. J. J. , “Recent discoveries respecting the origin of the universe”, Atlantic , lxxx (1897), 484–92.

Ashbrook , op. cit. (ref. 6).

See T. J. J. , “Researches on the orbit of F.70 Ophiuchi, and on a periodic perturbation in the motion of the system arising from the action of an unseen body”, Astronomical journal , xvi (1896), 17–23.

Moulton F. R. , “The limits of temporary stability of satellite motion, with an application to the question of the existence of an unseen body in the binary system F.70 Ophiuchi”, Astronomical journal , xx (1899), 33–37.

Doolittle E. , “The orbit of F.70 Ophiuchi”, Astronomical journal , xvii (1897), 121–2.

Subsequently , 6.5-year and 17-year perturbations were postulated by others for 70 Ophiuchi, but today these suggestions are discounted.

See T. J. J. , “Remarks on Mr. Moulton's paper”, Astronomical journal , xx (1899), 56.

Editor's Note, Astronomical journal , xx (1899), 56.

Webb , op. cit. (ref. 1), 72, and the plate following p. 74.

Webb , op. cit. (ref. 1), 76.

Ashbrook , op. cit. (ref. 6).

Webb , op. cit. (ref. 1), 78.

See T. J. J. , articles in Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society (Philadelphia) , xlv (1906), 222–87; xlvi (1907), 191–299, 369–415; xlvii (1908), 157–275.

See T. J. J. , “Fair play and toleration in science”, letter to editor of Science , xxix (1909), 858.

Barrell J. , “Fair play and toleration in criticism”, letter to editor of Science , xxx (1909), 21.

Moulton F. R. , “An attempt to test the nebular hypothesis by an appeal to the laws of dynamics”, Astrophysical journal , xi (1900), 103–30.

See, for example, Chamberlin T. C. Moulton F. R. , “The development of the planetesimal hypothesis”, Science , xxx (1909), 642–5.

See T. J. J. , “Significance of the spiral nebulae’, Popular astronomy , xiv (1906), 614–16.

See T. J. J. , “On the cause of the remarkable circularity of the orbits of the planets and satellites and on the origin of the planetary system”, Popular astronomy , xvii (1909), 263–72.

“Solar system was larger than now”, San Francisco Call 31 January 1909, p. 41.

“Scientists in furore over nebulae”, San Francisco Examiner 1 February 1909, p. 3.

“See's theory said to be reasonable”, San Francisco Call 1 February 1909, p. 12.

Ibid. .

“Takes issue with See”, San Francisco Call 1 February 1909, p. 12.

See T. J. J. , “On the cause of the remarkable circularity of the orbits of the planets and satellites, and on the origin of the planetary system”, Astronomische Nachrichten , clxxx (1909), cols 185–94.

See T. J. J. , Note to above paper, Astronomische Nachrichten , clxxx (1909), col. 194.

Moulton F. R. , “Remarks on recent contributions to cosmogony”, letter to editor of Science , xxx (1909), 113–17.

“Astronomers warring — Moulton exposes See”, San Francisco Call 4 August 1909, p. 1.

“See says Moulton was only menial”, San Francisco Call 5 August 1909, p. 2.

See T. J. J. , “Geology and cosmogony”, letter to editor of Science , xxx (1909), 479–80.

See T. J. J. , Researches on the evolution of the stellar systems: Volume 2. The capture theory of cosmical evolution (Lynn, Mass., 1910).

Webb , op. cit. (ref. 1), 246.

See T. J. J. , “Professor E. W. Brown's verification of the capture of satellites”, Popular astronomy , xix (1911), 422–5.

See T. J. J. , “The evolution of the starry heavens”, Popular astronomy , xix (1911), 529–47.

Moulton F. R. , “Capture theory and capture practice”, Popular astronomy , xx (1912), 67–82.

See T. J. J. , “Historical notice of John Nelson Stockwell of Cleveland”, Popular astronomy , xxviii (1920), 565–84.

Webb , op. cit. (ref. 1), p. viii.

Ibid. 248.

“Professor See”, review of Brief biography and popular account of the unparalleled discoveries of T. J. J. See, The Nation , xcviii (1914), 307–8.

“Dr. See solves gravity puzzle”, San Francisco Examiner 25 April 1914, p. 8.

Traité physique mechanique par George Louis Le Sage , ed. by P. Prévost (Paris, 1818).

“Want proofs before discussing discovery”, San Francisco Chronicle 25 April 1914, p. 13.

See T. J. J. , Electrodynamic wave-theory of physical forces: Volume I (Lynn, Mass., 1917).

See T. J. J. , “New theory of the aether”, Astronomische Nachrichten , ccxi (1920), cols 49–86, 137–90; ccxii (1920), cols 233–302, 385–454; ccxiv (1921), cols 281–359; ccxv (1922), cols 49–138; ccxvii (1922), cols 193–284; ccxxvi (1926), cols 401–97.

See, for example, the third of these papers (ref. 53), col. 233.

See the eighth of these papers, col. 493.

“Has mystery of ether at last been solved by science?”, San Francisco Examiner 11 March 1928, p. K-5.

See T. J. J. , “Capt. See scores Einstein”, letter to editor of New York Times 1 May 1923, p. 20.

“Prof. See declares Einstein in error”, New York Times 14 October 1924, p. 14.

“Denies error in relativity”, New York Times 16 October 1924, p. 12.

“Einstein ignores Capt. See”, New York Times 18 October 1924, p. 17.

See T. J. J. , Wave-theory! , v (Lynn, Mass., 1940).

“Meteoric rain on Sun blamed for heat wave”, San Francisco Chronicle 9 July 1921, p. 1.

“Finds the radio wave slower than light; around the globe at 165,000 miles a second”, New York Times 12 May 1924, p. 1.

See T. J. J. , “Radio waves by night”, letter to editor of New York Times 11 September 1924, p. 22.

See T. J. J. , Wave-theory! , i-xi (Lynn, Mass., 1938–52).

Webb , op. cit. (ref. 1), 268.

Science , cxxxvii (1962), 272.

“Capt. T. J. J. See, Astronomer, 96”, New York Times 5 July 1962, p. 23.

Gossner S. D. , “See, Thomas Jefferson Jackson”, Encyclopedia Americana (New York, 1995), 515.

Schorn R. A. J. Young L. D. G. , “See, Thomas Jefferson Jackson”, Dictionary of scientific biography , xii, 280–1.