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Spitzer, Lyman, 1914-1997
Lyman Spitzer papers, 1936-1997.
Consists of selected papers of Spitzer, including design studies, technical plans and programs, various reports, correspondence, notes, and observations relating to his involvement in the development of the study of space astronomy at Princeton. The papers primarily concern space telescopes and the design of the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory (OAO-3), the COPERNICUS satellite, which was launched by NASA in 1972. Also present are lectures, articles, and studies concerning interstellar matter, stellar atmospheres, ionized gases (plasma), and underwater sound research, as well as correspondence with fellow scientists, students, the American Astronomical Society, and other scientific societies. An addition consists of Spitzer's office files from the Astrophysics Library.
Princeton professor of astronomy (1947-1982), chairman of the Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences, and director of the Princeton University Observatory, Spitzer was also primarily responsible for founding the University's Plasma Physics Laboratory. Died 1997.
American Astronomical Society.
Copernicus (Artificial satellite)
Princeton University. Plasma Physics Laboratory.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Artificial satellites
Astronautics in astronomy.
Astronomical observatories -- New Jersey -- Princeton -- 20th century.
Astronomical research -- United States -- 20th century.
Astronomy -- Study and teaching -- New Jersey -- Princeton -- 20th century.
Interstellar matter.
Orbiting astronomical observatories.
Plasma (Ionized gases)
Space astronomy.
Stars -- Observations -- 20th century.
Telescopes.
Underwater acoustics.
Technical reports. aat
Lectures lcgft
Astronomers -- United States -- 20th century. lcsh
Astrophysicists -- New Jersey -- Princeton. lcsh
AIP-ICOS
Princeton University. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, 1 Washington Road, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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