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James Milnor Coit

James Milnor Coit

American teacher and scientist (1845–1925)

James Milnor Coit (January 31, 1845 – 1925) was an American teacher and scientist.

He was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and educated at Hobart College. He was connected for some time with the Cleveland Tube Works.[1] In 1876, he became master in natural sciences at his alma mater, St. Paul's School[2] in Concord, New Hampshire, where he was appointed vice rector in 1904. In 1909, he was in Europe at the University of Munich, engaged in research. He later became head of the Coit School for American boys in Munich.[2]

In 1903, he was elected an honorary member of the New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati.[citation needed]

Works

His publications include:[1]

  • A Manual of Chemical Arithmetic (1886)
  • Treatise on the X-Rays and their Relation to Medical and Surgical Sciences (1897)
  • Liquid Air (1899)

References

  1. [1]
    This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Coit, James Milnor" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
  2. [2]
    Nancy Capace (January 1, 2001). Encyclopedia of Delaware. Somerset Publishers Inc. p. 153. ISBN 9780403096121. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
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