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Born | Henry Martyn Parkhurst March 1, 1825 |
Died | January 21, 1908 | (aged 82)
Nationality | American |
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Relatives | Charles Henry Parkhurst (cousin) |
Henry Martyn Parkhurst (March 1, 1825 - January 21, 1908) was an American stenographer who served as Chief Official Court Reporter for the US Senate, an astronomer with pioneering work in Photometry, and an author. [1] [2] [3] Parkhurst was an advocate of " Dianism". [3]
Henry M. Parkhurst was born on March 1, 1825, to Rev. John L. Parkhurst. His cousin was Rev. Dr. Charles Henry Parkhurst. [4]
While typical stenographers record the words spoken, Parkhurst became a "phonographic recorder", writing not the words but rather the sounds which were spoken. [5] Parkhurst devised a modification of Pittman's phonography which Parkhurst called "Stenophonography". [1] An advocate for spelling reform, Parkhurst published The Plowshare for forty years, using a special alphabet "in which each character stood for a single sound and each sound was represented by a single character." [1]
In 1847, he served as reporter for the Female Anti-Slavery Society of Salem. [6] [7] From 1848 to 1854, Parkhurst was the Chief Official Court Reporter for the US Senate. [1] [8]
At a young age, Parkhurst observed the Great Comet of 1843. In the 1870s, he published a journal article describing a new photometric mapping device that could record the location and magnitude of stars. In 1893, ten years of his observations were published in the Harvard Annals. [9] [10] From 1883 to 1907, he conducted research into long period variable stars. [11] Beginning in 1887, he conducted a survey of asteroids. [11]
In 1867, Parkhurst investigated purported-clairvoyant Mollie Fancher, and after which he wrote multiple statements attesting to her abilities. In 1878, Parkhurt publicly attested to Fancher's abilities in a letter to the editor of the New York Herald. [12] [13] [14]
In 1887, Henry M. Parkhurst anonymously published 'Diana', a pamphlet that taught the practice of Dianaism. [15] [16] [17] The pamphlet was written in "reform spelling". [18] Parkhurst named his practice after the goddess of chastity. [17] Parkhurst drew inspiration from radical religious philosopher John Humphrey Noyes. [17]
Parkhurt later took credit for the pamphlet, authoring "Why I Wrote 'Diana'". [15]
Elmina Slenker was a "prominent promoter of the 'Diana method' of continence and distributor of the pamphlet Diana which explained to readers how to practice sexual expression without fears of conception". [19] She was arrested under obscenity laws. Parkhurst briefly took the stand in her defense at her trial. [15]
Sex reformer Ida Craddock advised study of "Alpha-ism" and Dianism [20] [18] "Diana", a pamphlet by "Prof. Parkhurst, the astronomer, and published by the Burnz Publishing Co., New York". [18]
In 1908, Parkhust died. That year, an in-depth profile of Parkhurst was published in Popular Astronomy, penned by Yerkes Observatory astronomer John Adelbert Parkhurst (no relation). [11]
Henry M. Parkhurst | |
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Born | Henry Martyn Parkhurst March 1, 1825 |
Died | January 21, 1908 | (aged 82)
Nationality | American |
Occupations |
|
Parent |
|
Relatives | Charles Henry Parkhurst (cousin) |
Henry Martyn Parkhurst (March 1, 1825 - January 21, 1908) was an American stenographer who served as Chief Official Court Reporter for the US Senate, an astronomer with pioneering work in Photometry, and an author. [1] [2] [3] Parkhurst was an advocate of " Dianism". [3]
Henry M. Parkhurst was born on March 1, 1825, to Rev. John L. Parkhurst. His cousin was Rev. Dr. Charles Henry Parkhurst. [4]
While typical stenographers record the words spoken, Parkhurst became a "phonographic recorder", writing not the words but rather the sounds which were spoken. [5] Parkhurst devised a modification of Pittman's phonography which Parkhurst called "Stenophonography". [1] An advocate for spelling reform, Parkhurst published The Plowshare for forty years, using a special alphabet "in which each character stood for a single sound and each sound was represented by a single character." [1]
In 1847, he served as reporter for the Female Anti-Slavery Society of Salem. [6] [7] From 1848 to 1854, Parkhurst was the Chief Official Court Reporter for the US Senate. [1] [8]
At a young age, Parkhurst observed the Great Comet of 1843. In the 1870s, he published a journal article describing a new photometric mapping device that could record the location and magnitude of stars. In 1893, ten years of his observations were published in the Harvard Annals. [9] [10] From 1883 to 1907, he conducted research into long period variable stars. [11] Beginning in 1887, he conducted a survey of asteroids. [11]
In 1867, Parkhurst investigated purported-clairvoyant Mollie Fancher, and after which he wrote multiple statements attesting to her abilities. In 1878, Parkhurt publicly attested to Fancher's abilities in a letter to the editor of the New York Herald. [12] [13] [14]
In 1887, Henry M. Parkhurst anonymously published 'Diana', a pamphlet that taught the practice of Dianaism. [15] [16] [17] The pamphlet was written in "reform spelling". [18] Parkhurst named his practice after the goddess of chastity. [17] Parkhurst drew inspiration from radical religious philosopher John Humphrey Noyes. [17]
Parkhurt later took credit for the pamphlet, authoring "Why I Wrote 'Diana'". [15]
Elmina Slenker was a "prominent promoter of the 'Diana method' of continence and distributor of the pamphlet Diana which explained to readers how to practice sexual expression without fears of conception". [19] She was arrested under obscenity laws. Parkhurst briefly took the stand in her defense at her trial. [15]
Sex reformer Ida Craddock advised study of "Alpha-ism" and Dianism [20] [18] "Diana", a pamphlet by "Prof. Parkhurst, the astronomer, and published by the Burnz Publishing Co., New York". [18]
In 1908, Parkhust died. That year, an in-depth profile of Parkhurst was published in Popular Astronomy, penned by Yerkes Observatory astronomer John Adelbert Parkhurst (no relation). [11]