Boss, Benjamin, 1880-
Benjamin Boss papers, 1905-1949 (bulk 1905-1907).
Includes correspondence, 1905-1908; observational data (journals): Samoa, 1906-1910; Meridian Observations, 1906-1907; Instrument Constants, 1906; one ledger: American Astronomical Society, Treasurer's Records, 1915-1927; and a manuscript autobiography, 1949.
Boss (1880-1970). American astronomer (determination of star positions and motions). A.B. Harvard University, 1901. Assistant, Dudley Observatory, 1901-1905; U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C., 1905-1906; U.S. Naval Observatory, Tutuila, Samoa, 1906-1908; Secretary, Department of Meridian Astronomy, Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C., 1908-1912; Acting Director, 1912-1915; Acting Director, Dudley Observatory, 1912-1915; Director, Department of Meridian Astrometry, Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C., 1915-1938; director, Dudley Observatory, 1915-1956. Editor, 'Astronomical Journal', from 1912 until 1941 when he turned the 'Journal' over to the American Astronomical Society.
American Astronomical Society -- Finance.
Astronomy. -- Observations
Astronomy.
Meridian lines -- Observations -- Samoan Islands.
Autobiographies. aat
Journals (accounts). aat ftamc
Ledgers. aat aat
AIP-ICOS
Dudley Observatory. Archives. 107 Nott Terrace, Schenectady, NY 12308, USA