Louis Agricola Bauer

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Louis Agricola Bauer, C.E., Ph.D., Sc.D., (18651932) was an American astronomer and magnetician, born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1888, and immediately started work for the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. During 1895-1896 he was instructor in mathematical physics at the University of Chicago, after which he worked in various positions at different locations.

His writings include:

  • Beiträge zur Kenntniss des Wesens der Säcularvariation des Erdmagnetismus (1895)
  • Vertical Earth-Air Electric Currents (1897)
  • United States Magnetic Tables and Magnetic Charts for 1905 (1908)
  • Land-Magnetic Observations, 1905-1910 (1913)