Davies, Charles
educator, author, was born Jan. 22, 1798, in Washington, Conn. He was a noted professor of mathematics in Columbia college from 1857. Beside a notable series of mathematical text-books, from A Primary Table Book to Elementary Geometry and Trigonometry, he published also editions of Legendre's Geometry and Bourdon's Algebra. Other works by him comprise Practical Mathematics; Elements of Surveying; Analytical Geometry; Differential and Integral Calculus; Logic and Utility of Mathematics; The Metric System; and Mathematical Dictionary. He died Sept. 17, 1876, in Fishkill Landing, N. Y.