C.O. Lampland Collection 1894/1951

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C.O. Lampland Collection 1894/1951

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The collection contains the published papers, research notes, diaries, and correspondence of C.O. Lampland, who worked as an astronomer at Lowell Observatory for nearly 50 years.

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Lampland, C. O. (Carl Otto), 1873-1951

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Carl Otto Lampland was born near Hayfield, Minnesota on December 29, 1873. He was educated first at Valparaiso Normal school in Valparaiso, Indiana, where he earned a B.S. degree in 1899. He then studied at Indiana University, where he received a B.A. degree in astronomy in 1902, an M.A. in 1906, and an honorary LL.D in 1930. Lampland began work at Lowell Observatory in 1902. His primary function at Lowell was to design cameras to be used on the various telescopes. He won the Britis...