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    Light, color and life for the world

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    Explains the physical properties of light, the sources of illumination man has used, the benefits of light in medicine, and the relationship of light to plants and pollution.

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    Velocity of Light Records

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    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.

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    Edison Booth "The Story of Light" at Pomona Fair (?)

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    Edison Booth "The Story of Light" at Pomona Fair (?).

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    Charles Darwin letter to John Ralfs

    Manuscripts

    In this letter, written to English botanist John Ralfs, Darwin talks about his experiments and observations on insectivorous (carnivorous) plants, and his forthcoming book, Insectivorous plants, which was published in 1875. The letter was dictated to Darwin's son Frank, but is signed by Charles Darwin.

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    Velocity of Light Records (2): Volume 6: Record Book of Velocity of Light Experiments, Irvine Ranch (1933). 1 item

    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.

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    Velocity of Light Records (2): Volume 4: Record Book of Velocity of Light Experiments, Irvine Ranch (1932). 1 item

    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.

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