University of Kansas. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy.
University of Kansas Department of Physics and Astronomy William Pitt Telescope collection, 1927-1970.
This collection contains 77 drawings of the William Pitt Telescope, 8 drawings of the observatory located at the top of Lindley Hall at the University of Kansas, and 3 drawings of the astrology cold box.
The William Pitt Telescope at the University of Kansas was officially dedicated on February 17, 1939. In 1944, the observatory was demolished and the telescope went into storage. In 1952, another observatory was built on top of Lindley Hall to house the telescope. The observatory was named Tombaugh Observatory after University of Kansas graduate Clyde Tombaugh who discovered Pluto in 1930. The telescope remained on top of Lindley hall until 2001, when the the University placed the telescope on permanent loan to the Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers League. The telescope was moved to Farpoint Observatory on the grounds of Mission Valley High School near Auburn, Kansas.
University of Kansas. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy.
Astronomical observatories
Telescopes (Astronomy) -- Design and construction.
Drawings. aat
AIP-ICOS
University of Kansas. Libraries. Kenneth Spencer Research Library. University Archives. Lawrence, KS 66045, USA