Papers, 1947-1969.

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Papers, 1947-1969.

Collection includes correspondence, manuscripts on polarization of light from stars by Hall (1949), W. A. Hiltner (1969), and Otto Struve (1949), and a chart of the discovery of polarization of stars at McDonald observatory, 1947. Correspondents include W. A. Hiltner and Otto Struve.

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Struve, Otto, 1897-1963

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Astronomer (astrophysics of stars, spectroscopy, interstellar studies, origin of universe) and administrator. On the staff of Yerkes Observatory, 1921-1932, director, 1932-1950; editor, ASTROPHYSICS JOURNAL, 1932-1947; on the astrophysics faculty, department chair, and director, Leuschner Observatory, University of California, Berkeley, 1950-1959; and director, National Radio Astronomy Observatory from 1959. From the description of Selected correspondence [microform], 1932-1945. (Unk...

Hall, John S. (John Scoville), 1908-

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Astronomy professor, Amherst College. Helped develop radar systems in World War II. From the description of Papers, 1947-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82862979 John Scoville Hall was born on June 20, 1908 in Old Lyme, Connecticut. His higher education began at Amherst College, from which institution he received his A.B. degree in 1930. Following his graduation from Amherst, he promptly enrolled at Yale University and earned his Ph.D in astronomy in 1933. ...

McDonald Observatory

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Hiltner, W. A. (William Albert), 1914-....

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Astronomer, professor of astronomy at the University of Chicago, later at the University of Michigan. From the description of William A. Hiltner papers, 1942-1991. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 80618779 From the description of William A. Hiltner papers, 1958-1991. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422649 William A. Hiltner was born in North Creek, Ohio on August 27, 1914. He received a B.S. in math and physics from the Univ...