Franklin E. Roach papers, 1955-1972.

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Franklin E. Roach papers, 1955-1972.

Correspondence, research notes, technical reports, observations, photographs, assorted clippings, as well as publications of Franklin E. Roach. Bulk of material includes collected works of Roach's contemporaries which document observations and research on topics such as the photometry of the aurora, the earth's orbit, brightness of moonlight, and airglow photometers.

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McDonald Observatory

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Roach, F. E. (Franklin Evans), 1905-1993

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Franklin Evans Roach contributed greatly to the field of upper-atmosphere physics, conducting and publishing many photometric studies of airglow, zodiacal light, and diffuse galactic light. From the description of Franklin E. Roach Papers, 1931-1994. (University of Alaska, Fairbanks). WorldCat record id: 309467588 Franklin E. Roach (1905-1993). Astronomer, Yerkes Observatory; Astonomer, McDonald Observatory, University of Texas (1934-1936); Professor of Physics and Astronomy...

Airglow observations.

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