C. A. Young collection, 1873-1897.

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C. A. Young collection, 1873-1897.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/609870475

Consists, for the most part, of letters written to Young by other astronomers, such as N. M. Paul of the United States Naval Observatory and Leonard Waldo of Harvard, and by clock, astronomical, and scientific instrument manufacturers, including Howard Grubb, Fauth and Co., E. Howard and Co., and Edward Kahler. Further accessions include measures (1879) of the polar and equatorial diameters of the planet Mars by Prof. Young at the Observatory of the John C. Green School of Science, Princeton University, and an autograph manuscript with 12 sheets of figures on graph paper from the G. P. Kuiper Scientific Collection. Also included are letters from Simon Newcomb concerning discussions with Stephen H. Emmens in February and March 1897, and two letters from Young to Stephen Alexander discussing equipment for the astronomical observatory to be built on the "Olden lot" on Prospect Ave. in Princeton.

0.8 linear feet (2 archival boxes)

Princeton University Library

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Princeton University Library

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Princeton University. Observatory

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Princeton University John C. Green School of Science.

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Paul, N. M.

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Kahler, Edward P.

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Princeton University

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The collection documents the physical expansion of the University from its earliest period through the acquisition of large tracts of land in the 20th century, including the properties around Carnegie Lake and numerous farms. Early records document transactions with such Princeton University notables as Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, John Witherspoon, Walter Minto, John and Richard Stockton, and John Maclean. For the most part, the papers consist of standard legal documents with detailed descriptions ...

Young, C. A. (Charles Augustus), 1834-1908.

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A professor of astronomy at Princeton (1877-1905) and the first director of its Observatory, Young was an authority on the sun and a pioneer in spectrum analysis. From the description of C. A. Young collection, 1873-1897. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 609870475 ...

Grubb, Howard, Sir, 1844-1931

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