Harvard College Observatory
Found in 242 Collections and/or Records:
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.
Harvard College Observatory computations
Drawings of solar eclipses, nebula, comets, and solar prominences held by the Harvard College Observatory
This series contains drawings of solar eclipses, nebula, comets, and solar prominences from the 1850s to 1872, held by the Harvard College Observatory. The mid-nineteenth century drawings demonstrate how illustrations were used to visually document astronomical occurrences that were challenging to convey in writing or to capture using early photographic methods.
Drawings of the Comet Donati by George Phillips Bond
The Comet Donati or Donati's Comet is a long-period comet named after Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Donati who first observed it on June 2, 1858. After the Great Comet of 1811, it was the brightest comet to appear in the nineteenth century. The drawings in this collection by George P. Bond illustrate telescopic views of the Comet Donati as it appeared in 1858. Descriptions of the observations made of the comet's tail, nucleus, and envelope are written on the back of each drawing.
Harvard College Observatory financial records
Harvard College Observatory photographs and programs from scientific conferences and meetings
Harvard College Observatory photographs of the construction of Agassiz Station
Harvard College Observatory records of the longitude campaign from Cambridge-Duxbury-Brest
Harvard College Observatory records related to the solar eclipse of 1869
A total solar eclipse occurred on August 7, 1869 and was visible from parts of the northeastern United States. The Harvard College Observatory sent a team, led by director Joseph Winlock, to Shelbyville, Kentucky to observe and make recordings of the eclipse. The Harvard College Observatory records related to the solar eclipse of 1869 include reports, notes, data booklets, notebooks, and photographs of the Observatory staff members at their campsite in Kentucky.
Harvard College Observatory records related to the solar eclipse of 1932
A total solar eclipse occurred on August 31, 1932 and was visible in its totality across parts of Canada and New England. The Harvard College Observatory records related to the solar eclipse of 1932 include correspondence, clippings, drawings, notes, and photographs of the eclipse taken by amateur astronomers.
Harvard College Observatory records relating to the meteor showers of 1898 and 1899
The Harvard College Observatory records relating to the meteor showers of 1898 and 1899 contain correspondence and related materials, including lists of observers, an annotated map, and a chart of "Observations of November Meteors," mostly documenting the meteor shower of 1898. The majority of the series contains incoming correspondence to the Harvard College Observatory from observers located across the United States and around the world, describing the meteor shower of 1898.
Harvard College Observatory reports written by William Cranch Bond and Joseph Winlock
The Harvard College Observatory reports written by William Cranch Bond and Joseph Winlock contain various types of reports written by nineteenth century Observatory directors Bond and Winlock, dating from 1844 to 1874. The series contains full Harvard College Observatory annual reports and extracts, as well as documents appended to those reports on a variety of astronomical topics.
Harvard College Observatory observations, logs, instrument readings, and calculations
Collection Identifier: KG11365-6[Observations of Shooting and Falling Stars (Leonids)]
The Leonids are a recurring meteor shower that occurs in November, once every 33 years. The series consists of a volume recording the observations made by Russian astronomers of the Leonids meteor shower in November 1899. The records are written in Russian with occasional translations into English.
Records of Agassiz Station: correspondence and other records of Henry A. Sawyer
Henry A. Sawyer (born 1892), an astrophotographer, began his career at the Harvard College Observatory in 1920, moving to Oak Ridge Station (later George R. Agassiz Station) in 1932. Correspondence, reports, instructions, and memoranda in this series document Henry A. Sawyer's work as an observer at Agassiz Station examining variable stars and galaxies of the Milky Way using an 8-inch Ross Lundin and 16-inch Metcalf telescope.
Records of the Harvard College Observatory : the Boyden Station, Arequipa, Peru, 1888-1927.
Records of Harvard College Observatory Boyden Station, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Records of Harvard College Observatory Director Harlow Shapley
Records of Harvard College Observatory Director Joseph Winlock
Records of the Harvard College Observatory Associate Director, Bart J. Bok: administrative files
Records of the Harvard College Observatory Associate Director Bart J. Bok : subject files
Records of the Harvard College Observatory Chronometric Expedition
Records of the Harvard College Observatory: circular letters, notices, and forms
The circular letters, notices, and forms in this series document activities and operations related to the Harvard College Observatory from 1877 to 1949. The Harvard College Observatory and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (founded in 1890) merged in 1973 to form The Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. The Center is a research institute that carries out studies in astronomy, astrophysics, earth and space sciences, and science education.
Records of the Harvard College Observatory Director Donald H. Menzel
Records of Harvard College Observatory Director George Phillips Bond
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- Type
- Archival Object 188
- Collection 54
- Subject
- Variable stars. 31
- Astronomy -- Observations. 11
- Astronomical clocks -- United States. 7
- Asteroids. 6
- Astronomy -- Research. 6
- Chronograph. 6
- Longitude -- Measurement -- History. 6
- Solar eclipses -- Observations. 6
- Astronomers -- United States. 5
- Astronomical photometry. 5
- Astronomy. 5
- Harvard University -- Astronomy 5
- Photographs 5
- Telescopes. 5
- Astronomical observatories -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge. 4
- Astronomy -- 19th century. 4
- Correspondence. 4
- Diaries 4
- Meteors. 4
- Time measurements. 4
- Astronomy -- History. 3
- Chronometers. 3
- Comets. 3
- Financial records. 3
- Stars -- Clusters. 3
- Sun -- Research. 3
- Women astronomers--United States 3
- Amateur astronomy. 2
- Asteroids--Orbits. 2
- Astronomers 2
- Astronomical instruments -- Design and construction. 2
- Astronomical photography. 2
- Boyden Station (Bloemfontein, South Africa) 2
- Horology. 2
- Manuscripts (documents) 2
- Milky Way 2
- Nebulae. 2
- Observatories. 2
- Occultations. 2
- Photoprints. 2
- Scientific apparatus and instruments. 2
- Scientists 2
- Scientists--United States 2
- Surveying -- Geodetic. 2
- Time -- Systems and standards -- United States. 2
- Women in astronomy -- History. 2
- Aberdeen Proving Ground (Md.) 1
- Account books. 1
- Aging--United States 1
- Albums. 1
- American Association of Variable Star Observers. 1
- Annual reports. 1
- Astrometry 1
- Astronomers -- Archives. 1
- Astronomers--United States 1
- Astronomers. 1
- Astronomical instruments 1
- Astronomical observatories -- South Africa. 1
- Astronomy 1
- Astronomy -- Societies, etc. 1
- Astronomy -- Study and teaching. 1
- Astrophysics. 1
- Auroras--Spectra. 1
- Auroras. 1
- Autobiographies 1
- Autobiographies. 1
- Black-and-white photographs 1
- Black-and-white photographs. 1
- Boyden Station (Arequipa, Peru) 1
- Clocks and watches -- Marketing. 1
- Comets--Orbits. 1
- Contracts. 1
- Cryptography. 1
- Diplomas. 1
- Donati comet. 1
- Drawings 1
- Eclipses, Solar -- 1973. 1
- Emigration and immigration 1
- Family records 1
- Geodesy -- Observations 1
- Geodesy. 1
- Glass plate negatives 1
- Harvard College Observatory (Cambridge, MA) 1
- Harvard College Observatory -- Photographs. 1
- Harvard University -- Finance. 1
- Harvard University -- Women. 1
- Immigrants' writings, German 1
- Lantern slides. 1
- Lecture notes 1
- Letterpress copybooks. 1
- Letters (correspondence) 1
- Letters. 1
- Magnetic fields -- Measurement 1
- Magnetic fields. 1
- Magnetism. 1
- Maine. 1
- Manuscripts for publication 1
- Maps 1
- Medals 1
- Memoirs 1 ∧ less