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Description: This is a book of astronomy; its sub-title is Tenmon shōkei, meaning "A short cut to astronomy." There are many star charts in this book, and some very simple instruments are depicted. The author was a famous astronomer of his time. He began to make astronomical telescopes in 1793, and later became the chief telescope-maker of the Shogunate.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: Kyōwa 2 [1802]
Call number: 708252
Creator: Iwahashi, Yoshitaka (1747-1811)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 26 cm
Associated people: Inoue, Jūzaemon.; Inoue, Jūbē.
Associated organization: Burndy Library,

Edison Pettit Papers

Manuscripts

This collection contains the papers of astronomer Edison Pettit (1889-1962), who was on the staff of the Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories. The correspondence, containing both incoming and carbons of outgoing letters, is chiefly with other astronomers in the United States and deals with astronomy in general including Pettit's work at Mount Wilson, telescopes and ultraviolet light research. The rest of the collection is made up of manuscripts, notes, notebooks and printed items. The majority of the manuscripts are by Edison Pettit (two are co-written with Seth Barnes Nicholson and there is one abstract by Harold D. Babcock). The manuscripts deal with astronomy including thermocouples, Pettit's ultraviolet research, the Sun, the Moon and telescope lenses. One notable manuscript is a rather lengthy typed manuscript with handwritten edits (facsimile copy) regarding the moon and which is probably written by Edison Pettit (but never published?). There are also Miscellaneous notes related to astronomy in general and more specifically the moon and nebulae including galley proofs for the book Physics and astronomy of the Moon, edited by Zdenĕk Kopal. The twelve Nebular Photometry notebooks in boxes 8 and 9 were kept by Pettit while at work observing the sky. There are also three reprints of articles (one by Pettit). The albums in box 10 include one with photographs (nebulae) but the other three contain handwritten notes and lists kept by Pettit. The collection has several photographs scattered throughout the collection.

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Pease, F. G. (Francis Gladheim), b. 1881. "Sketch of a Reflecting Telescope:" blueprint (1921, Nov. 4). 1 item

Manuscripts

The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, printed material and ephemera all related to astronomer Francis Gladheim Pease, his astronomy work, and the telescopes he designed. There are 13 letters by George Ellery Hale as well as a copy of an offprint of "Building the 200-Inch Telescope" by Hale (originally published in Harper's Magazine, November 1929). There is an offprint of "The Spectra of Four of the Temporary Stars" written by Pease and Walter S. Adams (published in Contributions from the Mount Wilson Solar Observatory No. 87 in 1914). The correspondence includes several prominent individuals including: Giorgio Abetti, Walter S. Adams, John A. Anderson, Andrew Carnegie (typed copy), Edward H. Davis, Elmer Grey, George Ellery Hale, Fred E. Harvey, Herbert E. Ives, Thornwell Jacobs, George Wharton James, Helen Keller (photocopy of letter), Albert A. Michelson, Robert A. Millikan, James R. Page, F. E. Wright, and the Bausch & Lomb Optical Company. There is also one letter addressed to Thomas Edison. The manuscripts include several items by F. G. Pease including a "Figuring Book" which contains his work on various telescopes and contains blueprints and a manuscript entitled "Notes on a 25-Foot Reflector."

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Pease, F. G. (Francis Gladheim), b. 1881. "Notes on a 25-Foot Reflector:" [manuscript] (1922, July 17). 1 item

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Kent, Norton Adams, 1873-. 1 letter (1937, Nov. 29) to F. G. (Francis Gladheim) Pease, b. 1881. 1 item

Manuscripts

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Pease, F. G. (Francis Gladheim), b. 1881. 1 letter (1933, June 27) to John A. (John August) Anderson, 1876-1959. 1 item. Typed copy. Includes pencil sketch

Manuscripts

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Newspaper Clippings (1966-1973). 3 items

Manuscripts

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Edison Pettit Papers

Pease, F. G. (Francis Gladheim), b. 1881. "Sketch of a Reflecting Telescope:" blueprint (1921, Nov. 4). 1 item

Pease, F. G. (Francis Gladheim), b. 1881. "Notes on a 25-Foot Reflector:" [manuscript] (1922, July 17). 1 item

Kent, Norton Adams, 1873-. 1 letter (1937, Nov. 29) to F. G. (Francis Gladheim) Pease, b. 1881. 1 item

Pease, F. G. (Francis Gladheim), b. 1881. 1 letter (1933, June 27) to John A. (John August) Anderson, 1876-1959. 1 item. Typed copy. Includes pencil sketch

Newspaper Clippings (1966-1973). 3 items