MITCHEL, ORMSBY M.
\mˈɪt͡ʃə͡l], \mˈɪtʃəl], \m_ˈɪ_tʃ_əl]\
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(1809-1862), secured the establishment of the observatory at Cincinnati, OH, in 1843· He invented numerous astronomical instruments. He made extensive observations of stars, nebulae and sunspots. He served in the Army of the Ohio from 1861 to 1862, engaging at Bowling Green, Nashville and Bridgeport. He commanded the Department of the South in 1862, but died of yellow fever.
By John Franklin Jameson
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].