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He attended Union City High School, graduating in 1880, and attending a year of post graduation studies there before he was admitted to the University of Michigan, where he earned his masters of Arts in 1885. He paid for his education mostly through his own work, with the exception of $ 150 he was
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The 1940s saw Mosley pursue research into solar phenomenon and how it affected natural systems, as in 1941 Moseley published "Sun-spots and Tree Rings" and in October 1942 when Mosley published "Solar Influence on Variations in Rainfall in the Interior of the United States".
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In 1914 Moseley became one of the first faculty at Bowling Green Normal College, where he served as head of the Biology Department until retirement in 1936.
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in a formal paper presented to the Ohio Academy of Sciences that year, with his work in this area being valued by
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for containing a number of inaccuracies known at the time. The book grew out of an earlier article published in
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to be particularly harmful. He also publicly admonished students working in chemistry labs for gaining a
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and hot water. He was known to avoid buying new clothes, and frequently wore a single blue suit made of
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During his retirement Moseley wrote about a link between solar events and dendrochronology. His work in
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Edwin Moseley was among the members of Joseph Steere's 1887 Scientific Expedition to areas in the
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on school animals including cats, a dog, rabbits, and sheep by feeding them food including
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Niederhofer, Relda (1988). "Edwin Lincoln Moseley: An Internationally Known Naturalist".
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identified this as the first organized systematic experiment conducted on the issue.
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The Connection of Milksickness with the Poisonous Qualities of White Snakeroot
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in 1889, where following a tour of European museums in 1890, he founded a
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Johnston Hospital, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, US
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agency in Bowling Green, Ohio, and solicited donations for Russian war
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Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Between 1901 and 1904 he and 100 of his students surveyed the
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that had received so much wear the fabric had become shiny.
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Photograph of Edwin Lincoln Moseley from the 1918 "BeeGee"
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A Female Chalcophaps indica collected by Moseley in 1887.
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Moseley was born in 1865 in Union City Michigan, to a
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Members of Joseph Steere's 1887 Scientific Expedition
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C. F. B (1949). "Edwin Lincoln Moseley, 1865–1948".
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Trees, stars and birds :a book of outdoor science /
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Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
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He was the maternal grandson of 1172: 1170: 854: 802: 800: 798: 771: 769: 767: 636:Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 313:during the winter, and recording the amount of 1073: 629: 627: 625: 566: 328:then published and disseminated how it caused 826: 777:"Moseley contributed more than funds to BGSU" 692: 690: 688: 686: 1167: 795: 764: 747: 745: 659: 657: 622: 605: 211: 683: 29: 428:, which speculated on the possibility of 742: 654: 262: 247: 220:father, and a mother who was one of the 1176: 1108: 952: 863: 835: 633: 444:from a number of substances, believing 413:, a book on Astronomy published by The 1322:Bowling Green State University faculty 1254: 903:"MS 87 – Edwin Lincoln Moseley Papers" 699:"Dr. Edwin Moseley, Weather Authority" 990: 501:Moseley promoted the conservation of 1204:"Russian War Relief Seeks Donations" 751: 256:From 1885 to 1887 Moseley taught in 1054: 367:by Bowling Green State University. 13: 1177:Moseley, Edwin (23 January 1925). 870:The Journal of Infectious Diseases 339:The Journal of Infectious Diseases 14: 1333: 1115:Journal of the Franklin Institute 842:. 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He was a descendant of 186: 172: 142: 135: 124: 108: 97: 89: 78: 62: 40: 28: 21: 1292:American epidemiologists 1287:American science writers 1061:. Yonkers-on-Hudson, N.Y 697:Tas, m a (7 June 1948). 467:Moseley had a number of 415:Appleton Century Company 309:by probing the bed with 212:Early life and education 991:Edwin, Moseley (1942). 953:Moseley, Edwin (1941). 882:10.1093/infdis/24.3.231 696: 471:habits, such as making 400:Trees, Stars, and Birds 370:On April 28, 1948, in 352:was recognized by the 300:natural history museum 268: 258:Grand Rapids, Michigan 253: 102:University of Michigan 430:extraterrestrial life 404:Louis Agassiz Fuertes 266: 251: 230:Sybil Moseley Bingham 193:Edwin Lincoln Moseley 104:, Master of Arts 1885 23:Edwin Lincoln Moseley 1179:"The Use of Poisons" 336:. A 1919 article in 292:Sandusky High School 240:gifted from family. 222:first white children 177:Sandusky High School 82:Oak Grove Cemetery, 55:Union City, Michigan 1009:1942PA.....50..419M 971:1941JRASC..35..376M 426:Scientific American 419:The Journal of the 376:coronary thrombosis 350:weather forecasting 84:Bowling Green, Ohio 1088:The New York Times 932:The New York Times 703:The New York Times 492:Russian War Relief 421:Franklin Institute 326:Eupatorium rugosum 269: 254: 1155:. 9 November 1932 997:Popular Astronomy 190: 189: 137:Scientific career 1329: 1246: 1245: 1243: 1241: 1226: 1220: 1219: 1217: 1215: 1210:. 6 October 1943 1200: 1194: 1193: 1191: 1189: 1174: 1165: 1164: 1162: 1160: 1145: 1139: 1138: 1106: 1100: 1099: 1097: 1095: 1080: 1071: 1070: 1068: 1066: 1055:Moseley, Edwin. 1052: 1046: 1045: 1043: 1041: 1026: 1020: 1019: 1017: 1015: 988: 982: 981: 979: 977: 950: 944: 943: 941: 939: 934:. 10 August 1939 924: 918: 917: 915: 913: 899: 893: 892: 890: 888: 861: 852: 851: 849: 847: 833: 824: 823: 821: 819: 804: 793: 792: 790: 788: 773: 762: 761: 749: 740: 739: 737: 735: 720: 714: 713: 711: 709: 694: 681: 680: 678: 676: 661: 652: 651: 631: 620: 619: 603: 564: 563: 561: 559: 545: 539: 538: 536: 534: 519: 201:dendrochronology 69: 50: 48: 33: 19: 18: 1337: 1336: 1332: 1331: 1330: 1328: 1327: 1326: 1252: 1251: 1250: 1249: 1239: 1237: 1228: 1227: 1223: 1213: 1211: 1202: 1201: 1197: 1187: 1185: 1175: 1168: 1158: 1156: 1147: 1146: 1142: 1107: 1103: 1093: 1091: 1082: 1081: 1074: 1064: 1062: 1053: 1049: 1039: 1037: 1028: 1027: 1023: 1013: 1011: 989: 985: 975: 973: 951: 947: 937: 935: 926: 925: 921: 911: 909: 901: 900: 896: 886: 884: 862: 855: 845: 843: 834: 827: 817: 815: 814:. 31 March 1937 806: 805: 796: 786: 784: 775: 774: 765: 750: 743: 733: 731: 722: 721: 717: 707: 705: 695: 684: 674: 672: 663: 662: 655: 632: 623: 604: 567: 557: 555: 547: 546: 542: 532: 530: 529:. 31 March 1937 521: 520: 516: 511: 438: 396: 334:Charles C. 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Index

Photograph of Edwin Lincoln Moseley
Union City, Michigan
Bowling Green, Ohio
University of Michigan
Milk sickness
tree ring cycle
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Astronomy
Botany
Climatology
Dendrology
Geology
Zoology
Sandusky High School
Bowling Green State University
milk sickness
dendrochronology
prohibitionist
first white children
Hiram Bingham I
Sybil Moseley Bingham
Myles Standish

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Philippines
Hawaii
Japan
China
Sandusky High School

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