Astronomical observatories
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
George M. Justice Memorandums, 1825-1861
Collection — Othertype RG5-298
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-298
Abstract
George M. Justice was a successful Philadelphia merchant and important Hicksite Quaker. Beginning in 1825 until shortly before his death, he kept volumes of memorandum reflecting his thoughts on religion, the Hicksite Separation and its aftermath in Philadelphia, family information, astronomy, slavery, and other topics.
Dates:
1825-1861
Observatory construction and telescope purchase records
Collection
Identifier: HCC-002-002
Abstract
This collection contains two documents relating to the construction of the Strawbridge Observatory at Haverford College and three documents concerning the purchase of its telescope.
Dates:
1851-1853
Swarthmore College Astronomy Department records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-J01
Abstract
Swarthmore College offered its first elective course in Astronomy in the mid 1870's. In 1885, the Board reported a proposal to erect an observatory near the east end of the College property. After Professor Susan Cunningham retired in 1906, Dr. John A. Miller was appointed as Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy. Until 1952, courses were listed under the Department of Mathematics and Astronomy; a separate Department of Astronomy existed until it became the Department of Physics and...
Dates:
1899 - 1986
