Letter, 1909 Feb. 26, directed to Mr. Dinwiddie.

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Letter, 1909 Feb. 26, directed to Mr. Dinwiddie.

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Poor describes the dome interior of the Shattuck Observatory at Dartmouth to Mr. Dinwiddie, an engineer (?) at the Alvan Clark Co., Cambridgeport, Mass., an instrument manufacturing company.

4 p. ; 28 cm.

Dartmouth College Library

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Alvan Clark & Sons

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Poor, J. M. (John Merrill), 1871-1933.

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George C. Shattuck Observatory

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Dartmouth College purchased a telescope in 1846 and installed it in Ira Young's garden in 1848. In 1852 Dr. George C. Shattuck of Boston became interested in improving the facilities of the Department of Natural Philosophy. Designed by Ami B. Young, the building was completed in 1854. Young selected equipment for the observatory: barometers, thermometers, hygrometers, anemometers, and rain gauges. The Smithsonian Institution began collecting national meteorological data in 1849. Prof. Young sent...

Dinwiddie, Mr.

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