Records of the Bond Astronomical Club, 1928-1963.
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Harvard College Observatory
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In 1839, the Harvard Corporation appointed William Cranch Bond the first Astronomical Observer to the University, thereby taking the first step in establishing the Harvard College Observatory, after which the first telescope was installed in 1847. Scholars and students had studied astronomy at Harvard since the seventeenth century, but it wasn’t until a large comet sparked public interest in 1843 that donors began donating funds to build an observatory. During the tenure of the Harvar...
Harvard University
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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...
Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972
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Astronomer (galaxies, photometry, spectroscopy) and administrator. Astronomer, Mount Wilson Observatory, 1914-1921; director, Harvard Observatory, 1921-1952; on the astronomy faculty at Harvard from 1952. From the description of Papers [microform], 1910-1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80523781 Harlow Shapley (1885-1972) was an astronomer. Shapley served as director of the Harvard College Observatory and was a professor at Harvard University, eventually he became the Pai...
Bond Astronomical Club
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The Bond Astronomical Club was founded in 1924 by Dr. Harlow Shapley to bring together professional and amateur astronomers in the Cambridge community, as well as the interested public. The Club held monthly meetings at the Harvard College Observatory, and sponsored a series of annual "open nights" at the Observatory with lectures and telescopic observation for the public. From the description of Records of the Bond Astronomical Club, 1928-1963. (Harvard University). WorldCat record ...
