Harvard College Observatory
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Comet Data and Comparison Stars, 1881 Digital
FOUND IN:
Wolbach Archives, Wolbach Library, Harvard University
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Collection:
Harvard College Observatory observations, logs, instrument readings, and calculations
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Series:
Variable Stars, Meridian Circle Work, and The Beginning of the Pickering Administration
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Sub-Series:
Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors
Item — Box 77Identifier: KG11365-6, phaedra1844
Scope and Contents:
Observations by "P"
Variable Stars, Meridian Circle Work, and The Beginning of the Pickering Administration, 1870-1936, bulk: 1870-1905
FOUND IN:
Wolbach Archives, Wolbach Library, Harvard University
/
Collection:
Harvard College Observatory observations, logs, instrument readings, and calculations
Series Identifier: KG11365-6
Scope and Contents:
This series contains astronomical observations, data calculations, and administrative notes from the beginning of Edward Pickering’s tenure as Director of the Harvard College Observatory with the bulk of the materials dating from 1870 to 1905. The notebooks in this series feature early efforts in variable star analysis and meridian circle work, including HCO efforts to contribute zone measurements to contemporary revisions of the Bonn Durchmusterung. Additional records in this series...
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- Asteroids. 1
- Astronomical instruments 1
- Astronomy -- Observations. 1
- Meteors. 1
- Variable stars. 1