Harvard College Observatory reports written by William Cranch Bond and Joseph Winlock, 1844-1874

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Harvard College Observatory reports written by William Cranch Bond and Joseph Winlock, 1844-1874

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The Harvard College Observatory reports written by William Cranch Bond and Joseph Winlock contain full Harvard College Observatory annual reports and extracts, as well as appended documents, written by directors Bond and Winlock, dating from 1844 to 1874. The annual reports written by Bond were addressed to the Committee on the Observatory, and extracts written by Winlock were prepared for Harvard Visiting Committees and the Board of Overseers. The reports on specific astronomical topics include summaries on eclipses and occultations, moon culminations, comet and planet observations, meteors, the Meridian Circle, photographs of the sun, and photometry. There are also letters and reports written by Harvard College Observatory director William Cranch Bond to Harvard College president Edward Everett. The series also includes extracts from the Harvard College Observatory annual reports, which relate to the Observatory's buildings and grounds, equipment, and work completed.

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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...

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Winlock, Joseph, 1826-1875

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Joseph Winlock was an astronomer and mathematician. Winlock was the superintendent of the "American Ephemeries and Nautical Almanac" (1858-1859), head of the Department of Mathematics at the U.S. Naval Academy (1859), and Director of the Harvard College Observatory, as well as being a professor of astronomy at Harvard (1866-1875). From the description of Letterbook, 1857-1875. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122523480 From the guide to the Josep...