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Ten years' work of a mountain observatory ; a brief account of the Mount Wilson solar observatory of the Carnegie institution of Washington
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"Solar Observatory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington." 1 item (1905, Feb. 1) to Mount Wilson Observatory
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The Mount Wilson Observatory Legal Papers comprise one box of material relating to the founding, construction, and operation of the institution dating from 1903 to 1939. The bulk of the papers are legal documents: deeds, leases, utility contracts, and permits. Two folders contain documents relating to legal actions taken against Mount Wilson and the Carnegie Institution. Also included are three letters from John D. Hooker, a Los Angeles industrialist, philanthropist, and founder of the California Academy of Science, announcing his donation to fund the 100" telescope that would bear his name. Other participants include: George Ellergy Hale, Walter S. Adams and Francis G. Pease. The papers are arranged alphabetically according to the person, company, or institution that created them.
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Work for the amateur astronomer : II. How to build a small solar observatory
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The astrophysical observatory of the California Institute of Technology
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Mount Wilson Director's papers
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The collection consists of the Director's papers of George Ellery Hale (1868-1938) during his tenure at the Mount Wilson Observatory
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