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Filtering by: Creator Hussey, William J. (William Joseph), 1862-1926 Creator Perrine, Charles D., 1867-1951 Series Series 6: Glass Negatives

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Mount Hamilton: Sulphur Creek near Lick Observatory

Title:

Mount Hamilton: Sulphur Creek near Lick Observatory

Creator:

Hussey, William J. (William Joseph), 1862-1926 and Perrine, Charles D., 1867-1951

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

Place:

Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Rivers

Date Created:

June 1892

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:

Rivers and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 37
Mount Hamilton: Sulphur Creek near Lick Observatory

Title:

Mount Hamilton: Sulphur Creek near Lick Observatory

Creator:

Hussey, William J. (William Joseph), 1862-1926 and Perrine, Charles D., 1867-1951

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

Place:

Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Rivers

Date Created:

June 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:

Rivers and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 37

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