Benjamin A. Gould Collection, 1874-1918.

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Benjamin A. Gould Collection, 1874-1918.

Contains Gould's letters from May 1878 to August 1881 and certain subject related letters of 1876 by M. Thome, the Annual Report of the Argentine Meteorological Office for 1874 and related observation documents in Spanish. In addition, there are various other letters concerning the Gould materials by College of Puget Sound Professor Raymond Seward and others, plus twelve photographs of the moon taken in October and November of 1918. The collection contains Gould's correspondence with M. Thome, reports, meteorological and astronomical information, and lunar photographs taken in 1918.

1 linear foot (1 box)

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University of Puget Sound. Archives.

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Observatorio Nacional Argentino

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Thome, John

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Argentina. Servicio MeteoroloĢgico Nacional.

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Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, 1824-1896

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American astronomer. Graduated Harvard, 1844; University of GoĢˆttingen (Germany), 1848. He returned to the United States with the hope of establishing an era for astronomy. In 1849 he founded and became the first editor of the "Astronomical Journal." In 1855, he became director of the Dudley Observatory. A public controversy arose when he disagreed with the Scientific Council and Trustees of the Observatory as to management of the facility. He was terminated as director in 1859. From ...