It was invented in 1878 by the American astronomer Samuel Pierpont Langley.
It is named for American astronomer and physicist Samuel Pierpont Langley.
The base is one of the oldest facilities of the Air Force, having been established on 30 December 1916, prior to America's entry to World War I by the Army Air Service, named for aviation pioneer Samuel Pierpont Langley.
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In 1917, the new proving ground was designated Langley Field for one of America's early air pioneers, Samuel Pierpont Langley.
In 1881 S. P. Langley remained for some time on the summit, making daily observations on the solar heat.
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Frederick Atwood Greeley (26 November 1896, Pelham, New Hampshire - 19 March 1980, Laguna Hills, California) was an American astronomer who worked on the solar constant program of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), which had been started by Samuel Pierpont Langley.