Bailey, Solon I. (Solon Irving), 1854-
Solon Irving Bailey papers, 1889-1931.
Includes astronomical observation material; financial accounts of South African expeditions, 1908-1919; lecture notes; journal, February 2 to May 1, 1889, of South American trip; and scrapbook of clippings about Peru observatory. Related publications and reference material also available in repository.
Solon Irving Bailey (1854-1931), Phillips Professor of Astronomy at Harvard; spent forty four years with the Harvard College Observatory. Bailey was largely responsible for the successful establishment of Harvards Boyden Station observatory in Arequipa, Peru. Baileys pioneering photographic studies of globular clusters, variable stars, nebulae, and galactic clusters provided the basis from which other astronomers were able to determine the size of the Milky Way and other galaxies.
Bailey, Solon I. (Solon Irving), 1854-
Harvard College Observatory -- Faculty.
Harvard University -- Astronomy.
Harvard University.
Peru -- Description and travel.
South Africa -- Exploring expeditions.
South America -- Description and travel.
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Lecture notes. ftamc aat
Scrapbooks. ftamc aat
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Harvard University. Archives. Pusey Library. Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.