Bond, William Cranch, 1789-1859
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Transit Circle [Eclipse], 1855-09-25/1856-03-27 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:
Early Work of the HCO under the Bond Adminstrations
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File:
A1-74: Meridian Circle Observations
Item — Box 1Identifier: KG11365-6, phaedra0022
Scope and Contents:
This series contains astronomical observations and data calculations spanning the early history of the Harvard College Observatory from 1848 until 1877, though most materials date to the subsequent directorships of H.C.O. founder William Cranch Bond and then his son George Phillips Bond prior to his death 1866. Astronomers whose work is represented in this series include: William Cranch Bond, George Phillips Bond, Richard F. Bond, Benjamin Pierce, Charles W. Tuttle, Horace P....
Transit Circle [Solar Eclipse 7/28], 1851-07-13/1851-09-05 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:
Early Work of the HCO under the Bond Adminstrations
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File:
A1-74: Meridian Circle Observations
Item — Box 1Identifier: KG11365-6, phaedra0010
Scope and Contents:
Contains a note describing the daguerreotype photography during the 1851 July eclipse, those present, their tasks, and the timing of each daguerreotype