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John Gummere (1784-1845) was an American astronomer and one of the founders of Haverford College in Pennsylvania. He was born in 1784 near Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. His son Samuel James Gummere (1811-1874) was the first president of Haverford College, and his grandson Francis Barton Gummere (1855-1919) was an influential scholar of folklore and ancient languages and an alumnus of Haverford College. In 1814, Gummere was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society.Gummere built the first observatory at Haverford College (erected about 1834), now commemorated by a plaque at its original location, after being replaced by the Strawbridge Observatory in 1850. Bibliography Practical Astronomy, 1812 Mathematical Tables, 1822 A Treatise on Surveying, 1822 An Elementary Treatise on Astronomy, 1842References External links Works by John Gummere at Online Books, UPenn. . Discover the Mark Gummere popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Mark Gummere books.

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  • The Damage synopsis, comments

    The Damage

    Mark Gummere

    Lucky Lucas is back in The Damage,set in the colorful, edgy, and seductive city of San Francisco. Lucky Lucas, a widowed exPolice Detective, has relocated from Southern California ...

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    Dragon Hand

    Mark Gummere

    Excop, Robert “Lucky” Lucas’ quiet Friday night with girlfriend Mona is shattered when her 18 yearold son Eric is critically injured in a driveby shooting in San Francisco. Eric is...

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    When the Past Comes Calling

    Mark Gummere

    You can run but you can’t hide.Mississippi transplant Danny Mosley’s exlover, Kalinda Jones, tracks him down in San Francisco triggering a dangerous, violent and wildly unpredictab...

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    Scar Tissue

    Mark Gummere

    Scar Tissue is the first novel in a projected series of detective/mysteries in the spirit ofRaymond Chandler and Robert B. Parker. Robert “Lucky” Lucas, a fifty year old retired po...