Title:

Lick Observatory: view from the east

Sub-Series Title:

Views, Lick Observatory; Buildings and Domes; 36-inch Dome; Construction

Creator:

Burnham, S. W. (Sherburne Wesley), 1838-1921

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Mountains, Dormitories, Astronomical observatories, Housing, Observatory domes, Panoramas, and Landscapes

Date Created:

1889

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:

Mountains, Dormitories, Astronomical observatories, Housing, Observatory domes, Panoramas, Landscapes, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

Lick Observatory: far distant view in heavy snow

Sub-Series Title:

Views, Lick Observatory; Buildings and Domes; Views, General

Creator:

Burnham, S. W. (Sherburne Wesley), 1838-1921

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Snow, Mountains, Astronomical observatories, Observatory domes, Panoramas, and Landscapes

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:

Snow, Mountains, Astronomical observatories, Observatory domes, Panoramas, Landscapes, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36