Unspecified Box 5, folder 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Correspondence and printed documents, 1850-1883, 1850-1883 Digital
FOUND IN:
Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard University
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Collection:
William Bond & Son records and Bond family papers, 1724-1931 (inclusive), 1769-1923 (bulk)
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Series:
III. Harvard College Observatory records, circa 1849-1921, undated
Item — unspecified: Box 5, folder 1Identifier: hsi00001
Scope and Contents:
Contains correspondence and some printed material related to the administration of the Harvard College Observatory, dated from 1850 to 1921. Topics include the deposit of an engraved plate, a new asteroid observed in 1857, academic matters, and instrumentation. There are also printed memorials to astronomer Sidney Coolidge (1830-1863), an assistant to George P. Bond, who died in the American Civil War, and a document concerning a change to Eastern Time, in addition to an unsigned, undated...