Augustus William Smith (May 12, 1802 – March 26, 1866) was an American educator, astronomer and mathematician in the mid-19th century.

After college, he began teaching in the Methodist Oneida conference seminary, in Cazenovia, New York.

[2] Smith left Wesleyan in 1857, and from 1859 to 1866 he was professor of natural philosophy at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis.

[2] Smith was the author of several text books, including An Elementary Treatise on Mechanics, Embracing the Theory of Statics and Dynamics, and Its Application to Solids and Fluids.

[1] One of his daughters, Helen Fairchild Smith, was the head of Wells College from 1894 to 1905.