Charles Greeley Abbot Papers 1918-1920

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Charles Greeley Abbot Papers 1918-1920

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This collection consists of records related to the development of gyroscopic apparatus (or early inertial navigation instrument) by General Electric Co. for military use in World War 1. This instrument was invented by Charles G. Abbot, then director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

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Abbot, C.G. (Charles Greeley), 1872-1973

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Astronomer, director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. From the description of Papers, 1918-1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78404538 Charles G. Abbot (1872-1973), the fifth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, came to the Institution in 1895 as an assistant to Secretary Samuel P. Langley in the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. In 1907 he was named Director of the Astrophysical Observatory, a position w...