Mount Wilson Director's papers, 1901-1925.

Corning Glass Works

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Corning Glass Works was founded in 1851 by Amory Houghton, in Somerville, Massachusetts, originally as the Bay State Glass Co. It later moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, and operated as the Brooklyn Flint Glass Works. The company moved again to its ultimate home and eponym, the city of Corning, New York, in 1868 under leadership of the founder's son, Amory Houghton, Jr. The California Institute of Technology's 200-inch (5.1 m) telescope mirror at Palomar Observatory was cast by Corni...

Mount Wilson Toll Road Company.

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Hoge, W. P.

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Pease, F. G. (Francis Gladheim), 1881-

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Introduction Francis Gladheim Pease was one of the original staff members of the Mount Wilson Solar Observatory when it was formed in 1904. His most important contribution to the Observatory was his expertise in the design and use of astronomical instruments. Together with George W. Ritchey, Pease designed most of the equipment for the new Observatory. His most significant work was in the design of the 100-inch Hooker Telescope, the 20-foot a...

Nichols, Ernest Fox, 1869-1924

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The tenth president of Dartmouth College, Ernest Fox Nichols was in office from 1909 to 1916. He was born in Leavenworth, Kan. in 1869. He received his BS from Kansas Agricultural College in 1888, his MS from Cornell University in 1893, and his ScD from Cornell in 1897. From 1898 to 1903 he was professor of physics at Dartmouth College. He died in Washington, DC in 1924. From the description of Papers, 1909-1916. (Dartmouth College Library). WorldCat record id: 237296422 Ame...

Bausch & Lomb Optical Company

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Deslandres, Henri Alexandre, 1853-1948

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Michelson, Albert A. (Albert Abraham), 1852-1931

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Albert Abraham Michelson (December 19, 1852 – May 9, 1931) was an American physicist known for his work on measuring the speed of light and especially for the Michelson–Morley experiment. In 1907, he received the Nobel Prize in Physics, becoming the first American to win the Nobel Prize in a science. He was also the founder and the first head of the physics department of the University of Chicago....

Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938

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George Ellery Hale was an astrophysicist. He was the organizer and director of the Mount Wilson Observatory of the Carnegie Institute of Washington, 1904-1923, and was honorary director until his death in 1938. His principal scientific researches were made in stellar spectroscopy. From the description of Papers, 1903-1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82798019 From the description of Papers, 1882-1937. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122523501...

Petitdidier, Octave Leon, 1853-1918.

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D. H. Burnham & Co.

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Babcock, Harold D. (Harold Delos), 1882-1968

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Hooker, John D. (John Daggett), 1838-1911

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Ellerman, Ferdinand, 1869-1940

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Hubble, Edwin Powell, 1889-1953

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Edwin Powell Hubble, American observational astronomer, Chairman of the Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories Research Committee. In 1938, Hubble was elected Trustee of the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. From the description of Papers of Edwin Powell Hubble, 1900-1989. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122551882 Astronomer (extragalactic astronomy and cosmology). Researcher, Yerkes Observatory, 1914-1917; on the...

Brashear, John A. (John Alfred), 1840-1920

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Dr. Brashear was born in Brownsville, Pa. He studied science and became director of the Allegheny Observatory. He also served as Chancellor for the Western University of Pennsylvania. He was a member of several scientific and astronomical societies. From the description of John Alfred Brashear papers 1872-1915. (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 39397488 ...

Lockyer, Norman, Sir, 1836-1920

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Astronomer. Fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Papers, ca. 1970-1909. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79980541 ...

Merrill, Paul W. (Paul Willard), 1887-1961

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Paul Willard Merrill (1887-1961) was one of the pioneers of stellar spectroscopy, and his research was carried out at the Lick Observatory (1908-1913), the University of Michigan (1913-1916), the U.S. Bureau of Standards (1916-1919), the Harvard College Observatory (1917), and the Mount Wilson Observatory (1919-1961). From the description of Papers of Paul W. Merrill, 1922-1961. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122540496 ...

Gale, Henry Gordon, 1874-1942

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Physicist. Born 1874 in Aurora, Illinois. Received A.B. from University of Chicago in 1896, Ph. D. in Physics in 1899. Joined University of Chicago faculty in 1899 in Department of Physics, full professorship in 1916, retired in 1940. Died 1942. From the description of Papers, 1889-1948. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 45478641 ...

Dunn, Gano, 1870-1953

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Warner & Swasey

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Leading manufacturer of machine tools, especially turret lathes, and telescopes and optical equipment. By 1928, the company was the world's leading manufacturer of turret lathes, and during World War II produced half of all the turret lathes made in the U.S. The company was founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1881 by Worcester R. Warner, who had a passionate interest in astronomy, and Ambrose Swasey. The company was bought by the Bendix Corp. of Michigan in 1980, which was taken over by Allied in 1983...

Russell, Henry Norris, 1877-1957

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Astronomer (stellar evolution, astrophysics of stars, double stars) and administrator. On the astronomy faculty at Princeton University from 1905, director of the observatory, 1912-1947; research associate at Mt. Wilson Observatory, 1922-1942; and at Harvard College Observatory, 1947-1952. From the description of Manuscript of article, The probable distance of Orion, and letter to Russell from Edwin B. Frost, editor of the Astronomical Journal, rejecting the manuscript for publicatio...

Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953

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Physicist (photoelectricity, ions) and educator. On the physics faculty at the University of Chicago, 1896-1921; on the faculty at California Institute of Technology: director, Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics and chairman of the Executive Council, 1921-1946, emeritus professor of physics and chairman of the Board of Trustees from 1946; Nobel Prize in physics, 1923. From the description of Papers [microform], 1847-1953. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77594601 Millikan was...

Pickering, Edward C. (Edward Charles), 1846-1919

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Epithet: Director, Harvard Astronomical Observatory British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000342.0x0000b9 Pickering (Harvard, S.B., 1865) taught astronomy at Harvard and was director of the Harvard College Observatory. From the description of Papers of Edward Charles Pickering, 1850-1918 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972845 ...

Ångström, Knut, 1857-1910

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Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946

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First director, United States Forest Service (1905). He changed the name of protected "forest preserves" to "national forests" and advocated a controversial "wise use" policy for the resources of the national forests, whereby a greater use of forest resources, such as tree harvests and grazing rights could be permitted. From the description of Correspondence, 1905-1945. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 40804560 Forester and governor of Pennsylvania. F...

Pettit, Edison, 1889-1962

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Edison Pettit was an astronomer on the staff of the Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories for thirty-five years. An observer and instrumentalist, he was a pioneer in the early fields of infrared and ultraviolet research. His main interest was in the sun but later expanded to include the moon and planets. His collaboration with Seth B. Nicholson on the heat radiation from the planets and moon was the most significant research on these bodies during the first half of the twentieth ce...

Manley, John M.

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Nicholson, Seth B. (Seth Barnes), 1891-1963

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Seth Barnes Nicholson was born in Springfield, Illinois on November 21, 1891. He received his Bachelors in Science from Drake University, Des Moines Indiana in 1911 and his Ph.D. from the University of California in 1914. He discovered Sinope, the ninth moon of Jupiter, while observing the seventh moon, Pasiphaë, at Lick Observatory. The computation of its orbit was the subject of his Ph.D. thesis. Nicholson went on to discover three other moons of Jupiter, along with two asteroids, during his ...

Joy, Alfred H. (Alfred Harrison), 1882-1973

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Alfred Harrison Joy (1882-1973), an American astronomer who spent most of his professional career at the Mount Wilson Observatory studying stellar radial velocities, variable stars, T Tauri stars, and galactic structure. He was president of the American Astronomical Society and of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (he was also a recipient of the Society's Bruce Gold Medal). From the description of Papers of Alfred Harrison Joy, 1910-1972. (Huntington Library, Art Collections &a...

Hunt, Myron, 1868-1952

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Myron Hubbard Hunt (1868-1952) was a prominent Southern California architect. From the description of Papers of Myron Hunt, 1815-1957 (bulk 1915-1932). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122564640 Biographical Note HAROLD CHAMBERS was born on October 15, 1885, in Hampton, Nebraska. He studied architecture at the Armour Institute and later traveled in Mexico studying traditio...

Royal Astronomical Society

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Carnegie Institution of Washington.

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Adams, Walter S. (Walter Sydney), 1876-1956

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Adams was the astronomer of stellar spectroscopy at Mount Wilson Observatory, 1904-1923, and Director, 1923-1946. From the description of Correspondence, 1881-1939. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 86165432 Astronomer. From the description of Papers, 1923-1956. [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79843223 Walter Sydney Adams (1876-1956, APS 1915), astronomer, explored the uses of spectroscopy, investigate...

Kapteyn, J.C. (Jacobus Cornelius), 1851-1922

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Ritchey, G. W. (George Willis), 1864-

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Mount Wilson Observatory

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Founded in December 1904 by George Ellery Hale and funded by the Carnegie Institution, the Mount Wilson Observatory quickly became one of the 20th century's major astronomical research centers. Located just north of Los Angeles high atop the San Gabriel Mountains, the observatory took full advantage of Southern California's clear nights and uniquely steady air. The observatory's 60" telescope completed in 1908 was the largest then in existence. In 1917, another Mount Wilson telescope, 100" in di...