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Francis J. O'Brien, Jr.
Applied Math., Engineering, Algonquian Studies
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Scientist, inventor & writer. Employed by US Govt., Naval Station Newport. RI native. Veteran, USAF. Ph.D. Columbia. Former President, Aquidneck Indian Council. Website lists publications in (1) Algonquian Studies (2) math./stat. (3) poetry (4) essays. Latest book: A Cultural History of the Native Peoples of Southern New England (Bauu Press). The complete math. book "500 Integrals" will be available soon from DocStore. Cheers!
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company: Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Rhode Island;Aquidneck Indian Council
title: Scientist & Diversity Program Manager
industry: Defense & Space
web address: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/IndianPlaceNames.html
Address:
city: Newport
zip: 2840
country: United States
Education:
undergraduate: RI College
degree: B.A. (Philo)
year: 1973
graduate: Teachers College & Grad. Sch Arts & Sciences, Columbia
degree: M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
year: 1980


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Glossary of Indian Place Name Roots
Glossary of Indian Place Name Roots
From: waabu | Date: 7/13/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 244
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2nd printing. Appendix to new book--Understanding Indian Place Names in Southern New England--appearing early 2010. An abridged glossary of root ...  more>>

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A Peasant's Philosophy
A Peasant's Philosophy
From: waabu | Date: 6/28/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 36
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The authors personal philosophy taught by peasants in the Olneyville Square section of Providence RI more>>

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Algonquian Prayer: Keihtanit-oom
Algonquian Prayer: Keihtanit-oom
From: waabu | Date: 6/24/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 31
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A bilingual prayer created in 1998 in primitive Massachusett (now extinct American Indian langauge) more>>

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Algonquian Prayer: The Lord’s Prayer
Algonquian Prayer: The Lord’s Prayer
From: waabu | Date: 6/24/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 22
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The Lords Prayer translated by missionary Rev. John Eliot in 1669 into the Massachusett Indian language, now extinct Eliot is author of the Bible ...  more>>

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The Rabbit Story
The Rabbit Story
From: waabu | Date: 6/24/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 48
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An Algonquian Indian legend --The Rabbit Story--recorded by Princess Red Wing. Translation into Massachsuett language was the first attempt to use ...  more>>

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Verb Conjugation in Narragansett Language
Verb Conjugation in Narragansett Language
From: waabu | Date: 6/16/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 58
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Example of conjugating and reconstructing a simple verb in extinct American Indian language Narragansett References more>>

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Familiar Indian Place Names In Rhode Island by County and Town, City and Place
Familiar Indian Place Names In Rhode Island by County and Town, City and Place
From: waabu | Date: 6/4/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 131
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A small collection of RI American Indian place names selected and rearranged from T W Bicknell, History of the State of Rhode Island 1920 more>>

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The Word “Squaw” in Historical and Modern Sources
The Word “Squaw” in Historical and Modern Sources
From: waabu | Date: 5/26/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 44
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Reprinted from American Indian Studies in the Extinct Languages of Southeastern New England, 2005. Newport, RI: Aquidneck Indian Council. more>>

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Algonquian Vocabulary:  Algonquian Prayers and Miscellaneous Algonquian Indian Texts
Algonquian Vocabulary: Algonquian Prayers and Miscellaneous Algonquian Indian Texts
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Reprinted from American Indian Studies in the Extinct Languages of Southeastern New England, 2005. Newport, RI: Aquidneck Indian Council. more>>

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Algonquian Vocabulary:  The Heavens, Weather, Winds, Time,
Algonquian Vocabulary: The Heavens, Weather, Winds, Time,
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Reprinted from American Indian Studies in the Extinct Languages of Southeastern New England, 2005. Newport, RI: Aquidneck Indian Council. more>>

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Algonquian Vocabulary:  Corn, Fruit, Berries and Trees
Algonquian Vocabulary: Corn, Fruit, Berries and Trees
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Reprinted from American Indian Studies in the Extinct Languages of Southeastern New England, 2005. Newport, RI: Aquidneck Indian Council. more>>

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Algonquian Vocabulary:  The Human Body
Algonquian Vocabulary: The Human Body
From: waabu | Date: 5/26/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 74
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Reprinted from American Indian Studies in the Extinct Languages of Southeastern New England, 2005. Newport, RI: Aquidneck Indian Council. more>>

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Algonquian Vocabulary: Fish and Aquatic Animals
Algonquian Vocabulary: Fish and Aquatic Animals
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Reprinted from American Indian Studies in the Extinct Languages of Southeastern New England, 2005. Newport, RI: Aquidneck Indian Council. more>>

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Algonquian Vocabulary: Birds and Fowl
Algonquian Vocabulary: Birds and Fowl
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Reprinted from American Indian Studies in the Extinct Languages of Southeastern New England, 2005. Newport, RI: Aquidneck Indian Council. more>>

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Algonquian Vocabulary: Animals and Insects
Algonquian Vocabulary: Animals and Insects
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Reprinted from American Indian Studies in the Extinct Languages of Southeastern New England, 2005. Newport, RI: Aquidneck Indian Council. more>>

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Algonquian Vocabulary: Spirits and Family Relations
Algonquian Vocabulary: Spirits and Family Relations
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Reprinted from American Indian Studies in the Extinct Languages of Southeastern New England, 2005. Newport, RI: Aquidneck Indian Council.  ...  more>>

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Philosophical Essay on Freedom II
Philosophical Essay on Freedom II
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Essay submitted 1977 at Teachers College Columbia Philosophy of Education course taught by Prof Maxine Greene more>>

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Philosophical Essay on Freedom I
Philosophical Essay on Freedom I
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Essay submitted 1976 at Teachers College Columbia Philosophy of Education course taught by Prof Maxine Greene more>>

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Errata for Cultural History of The Native Peoples of Southern New England : Voices from Past and Present
Errata for Cultural History of The Native Peoples of Southern New England : Voices from Past and Present
From: waabu | Date: 5/8/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 12
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Addenda Errata and Corrigenda for book--Cultural History of The Native Peoples of Southern New England Voices from Past and Present Moondancer Stro ...  more>>

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Selected Transformations, Identities,  and Special Values  for the Gamma Function
Selected Transformations, Identities, and Special Values for the Gamma Function
From: waabu | Date: 5/8/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 142
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This report contains about 65 gamma function formulas suggested as supplemental to the listing at http:functionswolfram.com. GammaBetaErfGamma The ...  more>>

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Double Factorials: Selected Proofs and Notes
Double Factorials: Selected Proofs and Notes
From: waabu | Date: 4/23/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 131
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2nd printing. P. 23 typo/error corrected. Double factorial formulas selected from Wolfram website and new formulations The derivations are ...  more>>

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Pochhammer Symbol  Selected Proofs
Pochhammer Symbol Selected Proofs
From: waabu | Date: 4/16/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 207
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Derivations and proofs of elementary Pochhammer Symbol formulas listed in standard sources Designed for studentsThe Errata sheet has been deleted; cor ...  more>>

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Mankind in Defense of Womankind:  Some Thoughts After Reading More About SMPY
Mankind in Defense of Womankind: Some Thoughts After Reading More About SMPY
From: waabu | Date: 3/10/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 15
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Appeared in Integra Vol R No 5 Feb 1990 Reaction to national study on differences between males and females in math achievement more>>

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Reflections
Reflections
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Chapbook--some of earliest poems from UGrad school through 80s more>>

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Boys and  Girls
Boys and Girls
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Chapbook--love and romance. 80s more>>

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Black Moon
Black Moon
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First small collection of American Indian poems 90s more>>

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Being
Being
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A chapbook from 80s-90s more>>

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Alchemy
Alchemy
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Chapbook covering mid 70s-80s more>>

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Some American Indian Names of Places in Narragansett Bay & Surroundings.
Some American Indian Names of Places in Narragansett Bay & Surroundings.
From: waabu | Date: 3/4/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 82
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Indian Names of Places in Narragansett Bay & Surroundings. more>>

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Contributions of Native Peoples Throughout the Americas
Contributions of Native Peoples Throughout the Americas
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Contributions of Native peoples Throughout the Americas. An alphabetical summary on one page. more>>

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Brief History of Aquidneck Island
Brief History of Aquidneck Island
From: waabu | Date: 3/4/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 43
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Brief History of Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island. The Indian perspective. more>>

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Analects of Moondancer
Analects of Moondancer
From: waabu | Date: 3/3/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 18
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Author's personal philosophy more>>

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Contributions of  The New England Indians to America
Contributions of The New England Indians to America
From: waabu | Date: 2/6/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 131
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Brief description of the contribitions to American civilization by Native Americans of New England more>>

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A Derivation of the Limits of the Sample Multivariate Correlation Coefficient
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A Derivation of the Unbiased Standard Error of Estimate: The General Case
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A Derivation of the Sample Multiple Correlation Formula for Raw Scores
A Derivation of the Sample Multiple Correlation Formula for Raw Scores
From: waabu | Date: 1/15/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 116
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Undergraduate applied statistics paper more>>

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A Derivation of the Sample Multiple Correlation Formula for Standard Scores
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Proof that the Sample Bivariate Correlation Coefficient has Limits (Plus or Minus) 1
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A proof that t2 and F are Identical: The General Case
A proof that t2 and F are Identical: The General Case
From: waabu | Date: 1/15/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 41
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Undergraduate applied statistics paper more>>

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500_Integrals
500_Integrals
From: waabu | Date: 1/13/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 1829
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Third printing, 11-16-09. Full book --316 pages-- available for sale as PDF file. E-mail me at francis.j.obrien@navy.mil. This material is several ...  more>>

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Spirits and Family Relations
Spirits and Family Relations
From: waabu | Date: 1/3/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 34
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About 300 names for Spirits and Family Relations from extinct languages Massachusett & Narragansett of southeastern New England. more>>

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Indian Place Name Change Proposal
Indian Place Name Change Proposal
From: waabu | Date: 12/30/2008 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 219
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A letter written to the US Board on Geographic Names in support of proposal to change the name of the island Rhode Island back to its original Indian  ...  more>>

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Wampumpeag
Wampumpeag
From: waabu | Date: 12/29/2008 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 94
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Collection of Native American poems some written in primitive reconstructed Massachusett/Narragansett language more>>

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American Indian Studies in the Extinct Languages of Southeastern New England
American Indian Studies in the Extinct Languages of Southeastern New England
From: waabu | Date: 12/29/2008 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 974
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Topical vocabularies for extinct Amer Indian southern N Eng langauges and dialects.Note: for the readers convenience, each chapter is a separate ...  more>>

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