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Page, James Rathwell, 1884-1962 and Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953. 1 letter (1935, Mar. 5) to F. G. (Francis Gladheim) Pease, b. 1881. 1 item

Description
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."
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1908-2001.
Call number
mssPease addenda
Creator
Pease, F. G (1881-)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Paul Ross, September 7, 2012.
Associated people
Abetti, Giorgio, (1882-1982.)
Adams, Walter S. (1876-1956.)
Anderson, John A. (1876-1959,)
Carnegie, Andrew, (1835-1919.)
Davis, Edward H., (1862-1951)
Edison, Thomas A. (1847-1931,)
Grey, Elmer, (1871-1962,)
Hale, George Ellery, (1868-1938.)
Harvey, Fred E., (1895-1961.)
Ives, Herbert Eugene, (1882-1953.)
Jacobs, Thornwell, (1877-1956.)
James, George Wharton, (1858-1923.)
Keller, Helen, (1880-1968.)
Michelson, Albert A. (1852-1931.)
Millikan, Robert Andrews, (1868-1953.)
Page, James Rathwell, (1884-1962.)
Wright, F. E. (1877-1953,)
Associated organization
Bausch & Lomb Optical Company,
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