John Fillmore Hayford

John Fillmore Hayford
John Fillmore Hayford
Born	May 19, 1868 Rouses Point, New York
Died	March 10, 1925 (1925-03-11) (aged 56) Evanston, Illinois
Citizenship	United States
Nationality	United States
Fields	geodesy
Institutions	United States Coast and Geodetic Survey; Northwestern University, College of Engineering
Alma mater	Cornell University College of Engineering
Known for	isostasy
Notable awards	Honorary doctorate from George Washington University 1918; Victoria Medal of the Royal Geographical Society 1924

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.^[1]

Mount Hayford, a 1,871 m mountain peak near Metlakatla, Alaska, United States, is named after him.^[2]

A biography of Hayford may be found in the Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, 16 (5), 1935.

Bibliography

• Hayford, JF (1917), "Gravity and Isostasy.", Science (published Apr 13, 1917), 45 (1163): 350–354, doi:10.1126/science.45.1163.350, PMID 17795741 
• Hayford, JF (1911), "The American Association for the Advancement of Science the Relations of Isostasy to Geodesy, Geophysics and Geology.", Science (published Feb 10, 1911), 33 (841): 199–208, doi:10.1126/science.33.841.199, PMID 17815861 
• Hayford, JF (1909), "The New College of Engineering, an Opportunity.", Science (published Jun 4, 1909), 29 (753): 887–891, doi:10.1126/science.29.753.887, PMID 17817509 
• Hayford, JF (1907), "Report of the General Secretary.", Science (published Jan 11, 1907), 25 (628), pp. 46–50, doi:10.1126/science.25.628.46, PMID 17771974 
• Tittmann, OH; Hayford, JF (1906), "The Budapest Conference of the International Geodetic Association.", Science (published Dec 7, 1906), 24 (623): 713–719, doi:10.1126/science.24.623.713, PMID 17836523 
• Hayford, JF (1906), "Report of the General Secretary.", Science (published Jul 13, 1906), 24 (602): 33–40, doi:10.1126/science.24.602.33, PMID 17811031 
• Hayford, JF (1905), "A Connection by Precise Leveling Between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.", Science (published Apr 28, 1905), 21 (539): 673–674, doi:10.1126/science.21.539.673, PMID 17789796 
• Hayford, JF (1903), "The Longitude of Honolulu, Various Determinations, 1555-1903.", Science (published Nov 6, 1903), 18 (462): 589–593, doi:10.1126/science.18.462.589, PMID 17812559 
• Hayford, JF (1901), "A New Connection Between the Gravity Measures of Europe and of the United States.", Science (published Apr 26, 1901), 13 (330): 654–655, doi:10.1126/science.13.330.654, PMID 17808951 
• Hayford, JF (1901), "Recent Progress in Geodesy.", Science (published Mar 8, 1901), 13 (323): 381–383, doi:10.1126/science.13.323.381, PMID 17801118 
• Hayford, JF (1900), "Recent Progress in Geodesy.", Science (published Mar 9, 1900), 11 (271), pp. 369–374, doi:10.1126/science.11.271.369, PMID 17768837 
• Hayford, JF (1899), "Section A--Astronomy and Mathematics.", Science (published Sep 8, 1899), 10 (245): 331–333, doi:10.1126/science.10.245.331, PMID 17790921 
• Hayford, JF (1898), "The Limitations of the Present Solution of the Tidal Problem.", Science (published Dec 9, 1898), 8 (206), pp. 810–814, doi:10.1126/science.8.206.810, PMID 17754918 

References

External links

• National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir