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SERIES Identifier: hsi, 00002

214: 14x17 Blink Comparator

Dates

  • Creation: (1892-1988 Inclusive)

Conditions Governing Access

Appointment necessary to consult collection. Please contact chsi@fas.harvard.edu for further information.

Extent

9 cubic feet (6 boxes and 20 oversized folders)

Arrangement

In the Harvard College Observatory Drawing Ledger there are only two sub-series listed. However, upon inspection of the collection, two copies of an additional plan were identified that should be part of this group and so an extra sub-series 214-000 was created to keep them together.

General note

According to the History of the Plate Series provided by the Harvard College Observatory only two telescopes took 14x17 inch plates, the 24" Bruce and the 10" Metcalf

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard University Repository

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