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Rare Books
Scientific worthies : Albert Abraham Michelson
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
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mssSeares papers
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Manuscripts
The papers consist of Francis Pease's research papers. It contains correspondence, manuscripts, Pease's notes (including his work notes, many of which contain various drawings and diagrams by him), reprints, photographs, etc. Topics covered in the collection are numerous and include the Mount Wilson Observatory, the Yerkes Observatory, astronomy and astronomers. The majority of it relates to Pease's research on the speed-of-light (highlighting his manuscript with Albert A. Michelson), Ether drift, his observations of the Moon, the Sun, Jupiter, star diameters, galaxies, nebulae, as well as his work on interferometers, and the design and construction of telescopes.
mssPease papers
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Manuscripts
64 leaves/pieces (holograph: 1 Hale; 11 A. Michelson; 2 Adams).
mssAdamsw
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Manuscripts
50 leaves/pieces (holograph: 2 Hale; 3 A. Michelson; 3 Adams).
mssAdamsw
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Manuscripts
38 leaves/pieces (holograph: 9 A. Michelson).
mssAdamsw