Greenstein, Jesse L. (Jesse Leonard), 1909-2002-
Jesse L. Greenstein papers, 1923-1992.
Contains voluminous correspondence, technical material, professional organizational material, class and lecture notes, and subject files. Much emphasis on Greenstein's research on the discovery of peculiar stars and the study of their composition from their spectra; and on Harvard and Caltech.
Greenstein was a Harvard educated astronomer who came to the California Institute of Technology in 1948 to run the astronomy program, which then included the administration of the Palomar 200-inch telescope. While at Caltech he also did research on stellar composition and high resolution spectra using the Palomar telescope. Became a leader in the profession, and an administrator in professional scientific organizations.
California Institute of Technology
Harvard University.
Astronomy -- Research.
Peculiar stars -- Constitution.
Peculiar stars -- Research.
Peculiar stars -- Spectra.
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