Records of the Harvard College Observatory Time Service, 1877-1896 and undated

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Records of the Harvard College Observatory Time Service, 1877-1896 and undated

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The Records of the Harvard College Observatory Time Service contain correspondence, reports, data, newspaper clippings, and bills related to the Observatory’s time service and time ball activities during the tenure of director Edward Pickering, from 1877 to 1896. These records give insight into the importance of the time service across the region, and the range of organizations that depended on the information, as well as the funding and work that went into maintaining the service.

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