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Mathematical theses, 1782-1839.
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Harvard University Archives
Collection Identifier: HUC 8782.514
Overview:
The mathematical theses consist of equations and drawings which illustrate the equations. At the time of their creation, the purpose of these finely executed documents on large sheets of paper was to demonstrate a student's mastery of one or more mathematical concepts, yet the enduring value of many of the them lies in the fact that they are works of art.
Leverett Franklin Hooper personal archive
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Harvard University Archives
Collection Identifier: HUM 317
Overview:
This collection contains ephemera, photographs, and related records acquired by Leverett Franklin Hooper while he was a student at Harvard University and serving in the United States Army during World War I. The bulk of the records date from 1914 to 1919 documenting Hooper’s involvement in World War I as a first lieutenant and member of the United States Army 351st Field Artillery Regiment. Also included is Hooper’s Harvard College undergraduate diploma (AB 1915), and Harvard diplomas for...
Papers of Donald Howard Menzel, 1931-1986
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Harvard University Archives
Collection Identifier: HUG 4567
Overview:
Donald Howard Menzel (1901-1976) taught astronomy at Harvard, and was director of the Harvard College Observatory from 1952 to 1966. According to the National Academy of Sciences' Biographical Memoir, "Menzel was one of the first practitioners of theoretical astrophysics in the United States and pioneered the application of quantum mechanics to astronomical spectroscopy." These papers chiefly document Menzel's professional life of research, writing, and participation in professional...
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- African American soldiers. 1
- Astronomers -- Archives. 1
- Astronomy -- Pictorial works. 1
- Astronomy -- Research. 1
- Astronomy -- Societies, etc. 1
- Astronomy -- Study and teaching. 1
- Autobiographies. 1
- Battlefield maps. 1
- Cambridge (Mass.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works. 1
- Cambridge (Mass.) -- Maps. 1
- Cambridge (Mass.) -- Pictorial works. 1
- College students--Massachusetts--Cambridge. 1
- Contracts. 1
- Cryptography. 1
- Drawings. 1
- Eclipses, Solar -- 1973. 1
- Ephemera (general object genre) 1
- Light -- Pictorial works. 1
- Manuscripts (documents) 1
- Mechanics -- Pictorial works. 1
- Navigation -- Pictorial works. 1
- Panoramas 1
- Patents. 1
- Photographs 1
- Photoprints. 1
- Posters. 1
- Printed ephemera. 1
- Surveying -- Pictorial works. 1
- Tourist maps. 1
- World War, 1914-1918 -- France -- Artillery operations 1 ∧ less
- Names
- Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy. 1
- Harvard College (1780- ). Class of 1871 1
- Harvard College (1780- ). Class of 1883 1
- Harvard College Observatory 1
- Harvard University -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works. 1
- Harvard University -- Maps. 1
- Harvard University -- Mathematics. 1
- Harvard University -- Pictorial works. 1
- Hooper, Franklin Henry, 1862-1940. 1
- Hooper, Leverett Franklin, 1893-1975. 1
- Hooper, William Robert, 1849-1884. 1
- International Astronomical Union. 1
- International Scientific Radio Union. 1
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 1
- United States. Air Force. 1
- United States. Army--African American troops 1
- United States. Army. Field Artillery, 351st 1
- United States. Navy 1 ∧ less
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