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Papers of Annie Jump Cannon
The collection documents both the personal and professional life of Annie Jump Cannon, the first astronomer to systematically classify the stars. It contains diaries, autobiographical writings, correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs, relating to her life and career.
Cartes Photographiques du Ciel received by the Harvard College Observatory
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.
Award certificates presented to the Harvard College Observatory
The Harvard College Observatory and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (founded in 1890) were merged in 1973 to form The Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. The collection consists of award certificates presented chiefly by international exhibitions showcasing national achievements to the Harvard College Observatory in recognition of its contributions to the study of astronomy from 1893 to 1933.
Harvard College Observatory computations
Correspondence and other records from the Administrative Officer of the Harvard College Observatory
Correspondence from the Harvard College Observatory Office of the Director
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.
[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
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- Bond, George Phillips, 1825-1865. 1
- Cannon, Annie Jump, 1863-1941 1
- Goldberg, Leo, 1913-1987. 1
- Harvard College Observatory 43
- Mayall, Margaret W. (Margaret Walton) 1
- Menzel, Donald H. (Donald Howard), 1901-1976 1
- Smith, Elske v. P. , (Elske van Panhuys), 1929- 1 ∧ less
- Subject
- Astronomy -- Research. 6
- Harvard University -- Astronomy 5
- Astronomers -- United States. 4
- Astronomy. 4
- Correspondence. 4
- Longitude -- Measurement -- History. 4
- Telescopes. 4
- Time measurements. 4
- Astronomy -- 19th century. 3
- Astronomy -- History. 3
- Chronometers. 3
- Financial records. 3
- Photographs 3
- Solar eclipses -- Observations. 3
- Amateur astronomy. 2
- Astronomical clocks -- United States. 2
- Astronomical instruments -- Design and construction. 2
- Astronomical observatories -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge. 2
- Astronomical photography. 2
- Astronomical photometry. 2
- Chronograph. 2
- Diaries 2
- Manuscripts (documents) 2
- Occultations. 2
- Photoprints. 2
- Scientific apparatus and instruments. 2
- Stars -- Clusters. 2
- Surveying -- Geodetic. 2
- Variable stars. 2
- Account books. 1
- Albums. 1
- American Association of Variable Star Observers. 1
- Annual reports. 1
- Asteroids--Orbits. 1
- Asteroids. 1
- Astronomers -- Archives. 1
- Astronomers. 1
- Astronomical observatories -- South Africa. 1
- Astronomy -- Observations. 1
- Astronomy -- Societies, etc. 1
- Astronomy -- Study and teaching. 1
- Astrophysics. 1
- Auroras--Spectra. 1
- Auroras. 1
- Autobiographies. 1
- Black-and-white photographs 1
- Black-and-white photographs. 1
- Boyden Station (Bloemfontein, South Africa) 1
- Comets--Orbits. 1
- Comets. 1
- Contracts. 1
- Cryptography. 1
- Diplomas. 1
- Donati comet. 1
- Eclipses, Solar -- 1973. 1
- Geodesy -- Observations 1
- Geodesy. 1
- Glass plate negatives 1
- Harvard College Observatory -- Photographs. 1
- Harvard University -- Finance. 1
- Harvard University -- Women. 1
- Horology. 1
- Lantern slides. 1
- Letterpress copybooks. 1
- Letters (correspondence) 1
- Letters. 1
- Magnetic fields -- Measurement 1
- Magnetic fields. 1
- Magnetism. 1
- Maine. 1
- Maps 1
- Medals 1
- Meteorology 1
- Meteorology -- Observations 1
- Meteorology. 1
- Meteors -- Orbits 1
- Meteors. 1
- Motion pictures. 1
- Nebulae. 1
- Negatives. 1
- Observatories. 1
- Orion Nebula 1
- Patents. 1
- Photographic prints. 1
- Planets--Brightness. 1
- Planets--Orbits. 1
- Planets. 1
- Radio astronomy. 1
- Refracting telescopes. 1
- Science -- Societies, etc. 1
- Science and state -- Government policy. 1
- Scrapbooks. 1
- Space sciences -- International cooperation. 1
- Spectroscopy. 1
- Sun -- Research. 1
- Telegraph. 1
- Time -- Systems and standards -- United States. 1
- Time-signals. 1
- United States Naval Observatory -- Photographs. 1
- Variable stars -- Spectra 1 ∧ less
- Names
- United States Coast Survey 4
- Bond, George Phillips, 1825-1865. 3
- Bond, William Cranch, 1789-1859 3
- Harvard University -- Astronomy. 3
- U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. 3
- Boyden Station (Bloemfontein, South Africa) 2
- Goldberg, Leo, 1913-1987. 2
- Harvard University 2
- Harvard University -- Meteorology. 2
- International Astronomical Union. 2
- United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers. 2
- Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics. 1
- Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy. 1
- Bond, Richard Fifield, 1827-1866 1
- Bowditch, Jonathan Ingersoll, 1806-1889 1
- Boyden, Uriah A. (Uriah Atherton), 1804-1879 1
- Cannon, Annie Jump, 1863-1941 1
- Harvard University -- Study and teaching. 1
- International Scientific Radio Union. 1
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 1
- Kitt Peak National Observatory. 1
- Mayall, Margaret W. (Margaret Walton) 1
- Mayall, Margaret W. (Margaret Walton), correspondent. 1
- Paraskevopoulos, J. S. 1
- Pickering, Edward C., (Edward Charles), 1846-1919. 1
- Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972. 1
- Smith, Elske v. P. , (Elske van Panhuys), 1929- 1
- United States Naval Observatory 1
- United States. Air Force. 1
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 1
- United States. Navy 1
- Waldo, Leonard, 1853- 1
- Wellesley College -- Students. 1
- William Bond & Son 1
- Winlock, Joseph, 1826-1875 1
- Young, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1834-1908 1 ∧ less