Harvard College Observatory. Office of the Director
Harvard College Observatory Office of the Director records of William Cranch Bond, 1818-18-9, 1840-1864.
This collection of papers from the first director of Harvard College Observatory documents the founding, growth, and scientific research of the Harvard College Observatory primarily from 1840 to 1859. Also chronicled is the Observatorys participation in advances made in astronomy, stellar photography, meteorology, continental exploration, and technological improvements in astronomical instruments in the early nineteenth century.
The Astronomical Observatory was established in 1839, and is now known as the Harvard College Observatory. The Massachusetts stations are in Cambridge and the George R. Agassiz Station (Oak Ridge) in Harvard, Mass. The Boyden Station of the Observatory was originally located in Arequipa, Peru until 1927 when it was transferred near Bloemfontien in the Orange Free State, South Africa. This station closed about 1966. William Cranch Bond (1789-1859), American astronomer and instrument maker, was the first director of the Harvard College Observatory from 1839 to 1859.
Bond, William Cranch, 1789-1859
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Harvard College Observatory. Office of the Director
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Bond, William Cranch, 1789-1859
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Harvard University. Archives. Pusey Library. Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.