Title:

36-inch refractor, the "Great Lick Refractor": view with the old Mills spectrograph in its case

Sub-Series Title:

Instruments, Lick Observatory; 36-inch Refractor; Spectrographs

Creator:

Curtis, Heber Doust, 1872-1942

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:

September 8, 1902

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": view showing the old Mills spectrograph, with its temperature control

Sub-Series Title:

Instruments, Lick Observatory; 36-inch Refractor; Spectrographs

Creator:

Curtis, Heber Doust, 1872-1942

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:

September 8, 1902

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:

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

Creator:

Curtis, Heber Doust, 1872-1942

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, and Astronomical instruments

Date Created:

September 9, 1902

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, D. O. Mills Observatory, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Cerro San Cristóbal

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

W.J. Hussey and outfit for testing at various stations

Creator:

Curtis, Heber Doust, 1872-1942

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Hussey, William J. (William Joseph), 1862-1926 and Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Scientific apparatus and instruments, 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:

Scientific apparatus and instruments, Astronomical observatories, Astronomical instruments, Hussey, William J. (William Joseph), 1862-1926, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

37-inch reflector for the Chile Station: view towards Mount Isabel

Sub-Series Title:

Instruments, Lick Observatory

Creator:

Curtis, Heber Doust, 1872-1942

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:

September 10, 1902

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:

37-inch reflector for the Chile Station: general view

Sub-Series Title:

Landscapes and Far Views; Residences

Creator:

Curtis, Heber Doust, 1872-1942

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:

September 10, 1902

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