Swarthmore College. Astronomy Dept.
Biographical notes:
Swarthmore College offered its first elective course in Astronomy in the mid 1870's. In 1885, the Board reported a proposal to erect an observatory near the east end of the College property. After Professor Susan Cunningham retired in 1906, Dr. John A. Miller was appointed as Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy. Until 1952, courses were listed under the Department of Mathematics and Astronomy; a separate Department of Astronomy existed until it became the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the mid 1980's.
From the description of Records, 1899-1986. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 45794838
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- Astronomical observatories
- Astronomy
- Universities and colleges
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- Pennsylvania (as recorded)
