Observatory - color shots, 1956.

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Observatory - color shots, 1956.

A film about the George R. Agassiz Station Observatory. Includes footage of the telescope, stars and star charts, students examining data and star charts, and making calculations on adding machines. some external shots.

1 videocassette (17min.) : si., col. ; 1/2 in. use copy1 videocassette (17min.) : si. col. ; 3/4 in. master

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SNAC Resource ID: 8186312

Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard College Observatory

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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...

George R. Agassiz Station (Harvard, Mass.)

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