Title:

36-inch refractor, the "Great Lick Refractor": general view

Sub-Series Title:

Instruments, Lick Observatory; 36-inch Refractor

Creator:

Barnard, Edward Emerson, 1857-1923

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, and Astronomical instruments

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Astronomical instruments, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

36-inch refractor, the "Great Lick Refractor": general view

Sub-Series Title:

Instruments, Lick Observatory; 36-inch Refractor

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, and Astronomical instruments

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Astronomical instruments, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

36-inch refractor, the "Great Lick Refractor": detail view of mount with astronomer R.H. Tucker

Sub-Series Title:

Astronomer Portraits

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 7: Photographs

People:

Lick Observatory and Tucker, R. H. (Richard Hawley), 1859-1952

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Portraits, and Astronomical instruments

Date Created:

1896-12-06

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Portraits, Astronomical instruments, Lick Observatory, Tucker, R. H. (Richard Hawley), 1859-1952, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

36-inch refractor, the "Great Lick Refractor": detail view of the eye end

Creator:

Partridge, Sam C., 1865-1900

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Observatory domes, and Astronomical instruments

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Observatory domes, Astronomical instruments, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 36

Title:

36-inch refractor, the "Great Lick Refractor": general view from the side

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, and Astronomical instruments

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Astronomical instruments, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 36

Title:

36-inch refractor, the "Great Lick Refractor": general view from the side

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Observatory domes, and Astronomical instruments

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Observatory domes, Astronomical instruments, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 36

Title:

36-inch refractor, the "Great Lick Refractor": view of the old Mills spectrograph, with prism showing

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Astronomical instruments, and Spectrometer

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Astronomical instruments, Spectrometer, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 11

Title:

36-inch refractor, the "Great Lick Refractor": view of the old Mills spectrograph

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Astronomical instruments, and Spectrometer

Date Created:

approximately 1906

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Astronomical instruments, Spectrometer, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 34

Title:

36-inch refractor, the "Great Lick Refractor": view of the old Mills spectrograph

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

Place:

Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Astronomical instruments, and Spectrometer

Date Created:

approximately 1906

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Astronomical instruments, Spectrometer, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 34

Title:

J.H. Moore at the Mills spectrograph

Sub-Series Title:

Personnel, Lick Observatory; Individuals

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Moore, J. H. (Joseph Haines), 1878-1949 and Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Astronomical instruments, and Spectrometer

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Astronomical instruments, Spectrometer, Moore, J. H. (Joseph Haines), 1878-1949, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

36-inch refractor, the "Great Lick Refractor": detail view of mount with astronomer A.L. Colton

Sub-Series Title:

Personnel, Lick Observatory; Individuals

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory and Colton, Allen Lysander, 1857-

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, and Astronomical instruments

Date Created:

December 5, 1893

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Astronomical instruments, Lick Observatory, Colton, Allen Lysander, 1857-, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

E.E. Barnard at the 36-inch refractor

Sub-Series Title:

Personnel, Lick Observatory; Individuals

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory and Barnard, Edward Emerson, 1857-1923

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, and Astronomical instruments

Date Created:

December 6, 1893

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Astronomical instruments, Lick Observatory, Barnard, Edward Emerson, 1857-1923, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

36-inch refractor, the "Great Lick Refractor": detail of the supporting pier

Sub-Series Title:

Instruments, Lick Observatory; 36-inch Refractor; Construction

Creator:

Mathews, H. E.

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, and Astronomical instruments

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Astronomical instruments, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

36-inch refractor, the "Great Lick Refractor": view of the old Mills spectrograph

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Astronomical instruments, and Spectrometer

Date Created:

approximately 1898

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Astronomical instruments, Spectrometer, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

36-inch refractor, the "Great Lick Refractor": detail view of eye end

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, and Astronomical instruments

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Astronomical instruments, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

Wallal, Australia Expedition: 15-foot Einstein camera, built to test Einstein's theory of relativity

Sub-Series Title:

Instruments, General

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory and Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Astronomical observatories, Cameras, Astronomical instruments, and Scientific expeditions

Date Created:

January 1923

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Astronomical observatories, Cameras, Astronomical instruments, Scientific expeditions, Lick Observatory, Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

36-inch refractor, the "Great Lick Refractor": view at night with shutter open

Sub-Series Title:

36-inch Refractor

Creator:

Vogt, George A.

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Night photography, Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, and Astronomical instruments

Date Created:

1900-1907

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Night photography, Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Astronomical instruments, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

Lick Observatory exhibit for visitors: spectrograms taken with the Crossley Reflector

Sub-Series Title:

Celestial Objects; Crossley Reflector; Planetary Nebula NGC 7009; Spiral Nebula NGC 1068; Andromeda Nebula NGC 224; Globular Cluster NGC 7078

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Spectrum, Solar, Astronomical instruments, and Spectrometer

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Spectrum, Solar, Astronomical instruments, Spectrometer, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

36-inch refractor, the "Great Lick Refractor": view with H. D. Curtis and the Mills spectrograph

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Curtis, Heber Doust, 1872-1942 and Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Portraits, Astronomical instruments, and Spectrometer

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Portraits, Astronomical instruments, Spectrometer, Curtis, Heber Doust, 1872-1942, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

Mills Observatory, Chile station of the Lick Observatory: 3-prism spectrograph and telescope

Creator:

Hartmann, Jo

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

D. O. Mills Observatory and Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Cerro San Cristóbal

Topic:

Astronomical observatories, Reflecting telescopes, Astronomical instruments, and Spectrometer

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Astronomical observatories, Reflecting telescopes, Astronomical instruments, Spectrometer, D. O. Mills Observatory, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Cerro San Cristóbal

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

Mills Observatory, Chile station of the Lick Observatory: view of the 37-inch reflector

Creator:

Hartmann, Jo

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

D. O. Mills Observatory and Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory, Cerro San Cristóbal, and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Astronomical observatories, Observatory domes, Astronomical instruments, and Reflecting telescopes

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Astronomical observatories, Observatory domes, Astronomical instruments, Reflecting telescopes, D. O. Mills Observatory, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, Cerro San Cristóbal, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

Crossley 36-inch reflector: view showing sectors

Sub-Series Title:

Instruments, Lick Observatory; Crossley Reflector; Views, General

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Astronomical observatories, Reflecting telescopes, and Astronomical instruments

Date Created:

1896 or later

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Astronomical observatories, Reflecting telescopes, Astronomical instruments, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

Lick Observatory: altazimuth instrument, transit-instruments (4-inch and Repsold)

Sub-Series Title:

Instruments, Lick Observatory

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Transit-instruments, and Astronomical instruments

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Transit-instruments, Astronomical instruments, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

Lick Observatory: 12-inch refracting telescope, general view, with an astronomer

Sub-Series Title:

12-inch Refractor; Exteriors

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, and Astronomical instruments

Date Created:

October 1887

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Astronomical instruments, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36