Mount Wilson Observatory
Mount Wilson Observatory Optical Shop papers, 1903-1938.
This collection includes correspondence and notebooks of the Mount Wilson Observatory Optical Shop. Includes correspondence and records of Walter S. Adams, Ira S. Bowen, Vannevar Bush, Robert E. Hopkins, Brian O'Brien, Frank E. Ross, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Office of Scientific Research and Development.
Founded in December 1904 by George Ellery Hale and funded by the Carnegie Institution, the Mount Wilson Observatory quickly became one of the 20th century's major astronomical research centers. The observatory's 60" telescope completed in 1908 was the largest then in existence. In 1917, another Mount Wilson telescope, 100" in diameter, claimed that title.
Adams, Walter S. (Walter Sydney), 1876-1956
Bowen, Ira Sprague, 1898-1973
Bush, Vannevar, 1890-1974
Hopkins, Robert E. (Robert Earl)
O'Brien, Brian, Jr., 1923-
Ross, Frank E. (Frank Elmore), 1874-1960.
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.)
Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories
Mount Wilson Observatory
Mount Wilson Observatory -- History.
United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development.
Astronomical observatories.
Astronomical photography.
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Telescopes -- Design and construction.
Correspondence. aat
Notebooks. aat
AIP-ICOS
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