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William Harkness – From Civil War Surgery to Astronomy

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. – Naval Meteorology and Oceanographic Command honors William Harkness for contributions to astronomy during many years spent at the U.S. Naval Observatory. 

William Harkness portrait in his naval uniform. Harkness

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