Harvard College Observatory
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Papers of Leo Goldberg, 1933-1987
Leo Goldberg (1913-1987) was an American astronomer with appointments to the University of Michigan, Harvard, the United States National Observatory at Kitt Peak, and the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Materials document Goldberg's career, chiefly post-1960.
Harvard College Observatory Blueprints from Oak Ridge Observatory
Collection Identifier: hsi-00002The Harvard College Observatory was founded in 1839 in Cambridge, MA. During the 20th century research expanded with observatories in New Mexico, Peru, and South Africa using telescopes ranging from 1” to 61” in diameter. This collection contains technical drawings collected at Oak Ridge Observatory relating to many of the observatory buildings and telescopes.
Records of Harvard College Observatory Director Joseph Winlock
Records of Harvard College Observatory Director William Cranch Bond
Photographs of Boyden Station in South Africa
William Bond & Son records and Bond family papers, 1724-1931 (inclusive), 1769-1923 (bulk)
Collection Identifier: hsi00001This collection consists of personal papers of clock maker and astronomer William Cranch Bond (1789-1859) and his family, the records of the company William Bond & Son, of Boston, Massachusetts, some records of the Harvard College Observatory, papers of J. Morton Clinch, photographs, printed material, and medals and watches, dated from 1724 to 1931.
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- Solar eclipses -- Observations. 1
- Space sciences -- International cooperation. 1
- Spectroscopy. 1
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