Letter. 1907.

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Letter. 1907.

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A.L.S. (1907 Feb. 8, Pasadena) to Knight concerning details of the construction of the 100-inch mirror for the Mount Wilson Observatory and reasons for the tarnishing of mirrors in telescopes, on letterhead of the Solar Observatory, Mt. Wilson, California.

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