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Mount Wilson Observatory logbooks
Finding aid prepared by Gina C Giang. The Huntington Library 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 Phone: (626) 405-2191 Fax: (626) 449-5720 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org © March 2019 The Huntington Library. All rights reserved.
Mount Wilson Observatory mssMtWilson1 1 logbooks Descriptive Summary Title: Mount Wilson Observatory logbooks Inclusive Dates: 1909-1975 Collection Number: mssMtWilson1 Collector: Mount Wilson Observatory Extent: 3 boxes (1.25 linear feet) Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 Phone: (626) 405-2191 Fax: (626) 449-5720 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org Abstract: 12 bound logbooks relating to the construction and use of the 60" and 100" telescopes at Mount Wilson Observatory. Language of Material: The material is in English. Related Materials in the Huntington Library Approximately fifty additional separate collections form the Mount Wilson papers of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington are available for research in the Huntington Library. Access Collection is open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, please go to following web site . Publication Rights The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher. Preferred Citation Mount Wilson Observatory logbooks. The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Acquisition Information Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington Collection, Deposit, 1988. Biography The Mount Wilson 60" telescope began as a gift from George Ellery Hale's father, William Hale, in 1894. In 1904, funding to finish the project was obtained, and once built, it became one of the most prolific and important telescopes in astronomical history. The 100" Hooker telescope, funded in part by John D. Hooker and the Carnegie Institute of Washington, was completed in 1917. It was used to measure the precise diameter of stars for the first time. Edwin Hubble's work indicating the existence of galaxies outside our own, and the phenomena of redshift, was also completed with the help of the 100" telescope. Scope and Content Box 1: Five logbooks from the use of the 60" telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory from 1909 through 1923. Box 2: One logbook from the use of the 60" telescope from 1924 through 1935 and three logbooks relating to the construction and use of the 100" telescope from 1916 through 1941. Box 3: Three logbooks relating to the construction and use of the 100" telescope from 1942 through 1975. Corporate Names Carnegie Institution of Washington Mount Wilson Observatory Subjects Astronomical observatories Astronomy -- Research Space sciences -- Research
Mount Wilson Observatory mssMtWilson1 2 logbooks Telescopes Geographic Areas Mount Wilson (Calif.) Genre Logs (records)
60" telescope logbooks 1909-1935
Box 1, Folder 1 1909 July 12-1913 December 31 Box 1, Folder 2 1914 January 1-1915 December 31 Box 1, Folder 3 1916 January 1- 1917 December 31 Box 1, Folder 4 1918 January 1-1919 December 31 Box 1, Folder 5 1920 January 1-1923 December 31 Box 2, Folder 1 1924 January 1-1935 June 30 100" telescope logbooks 1916-1975
Box 2, Folder 2 1916 January 1-1922 June 17 Box 2, Folder 3 1922 July 1-1930 December 31 Box 2, Folder 4 1931 January 1-1941 December 31 Box 3, Folder 1 1942 January 1-1953 June 30 Box 3, Folder 2 1953 July 1-1964 June 30 Box 3, Folder 3 1964 July 12-1975 November 30
Mount Wilson Observatory mssMtWilson1 3 logbooks