A note on the left inner board describes the book as a continuation of spectral work on the 13-inch. Contains lists of stars, giving basic stellar data for each. Several stars are struck through, with numbers, presumably plate numbers, appended in pencil. No dates appear in the book. From the bo...
Log Book: 13-inch Boyden Refractor Spectrum Plates: A and F stars (Book A) (Book II)
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Two lists of HR stars for a programme of spectral photography. Entries are followed by pencilled-in plate numbers. Title from the cover: "A5 and F8 type stars / Book II / And / NEW REQUISITION OF FEB 13, 1948 FOR A & F STARS.". One list is crossed out, with a note reading: "Leave to be taken...
Log Book: 13-inch Boyden Refractor Spectrum Plates: B, A, F stars (Book B)
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Three lists of HR stars, of young spectral type, for a programme of spectral photography. Entries are followed by pencilled-in plate numbers. All pages are crossed out, sometimes with "Re-written" written across the page. No dates appear in the book. However, the co-ordinates are given for epoch...
Plate Book: 10-inch Metcalf (1958 June - 1959 November)
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A plate book for the 10-inch Metcalf telescope, from 1958 June 13 to 1959 November 02, with plate numbers from 43,106 to 44,812. The book has pre-printed columns, which includes headings for the object imaged, the observer, and remarks. n/a. Extent: 1 volume containing 159 pages. Size and dim...
Mazelspoort Meteorological Observations: 1928 August 01 to 1933 December 31.
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This register is the second volume of weather data recorded at Boyden. No title is written on the cover or spine. The volume gives daily weather information from 1928 August 01 to 1933 December 31. For each day, the minimum and maximum temperatures are recorded, along with a narrative descriptio...
Log Book: 1-inch Camera (Plate Series WI) (1925-1926)
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Plate book for a 1-inch camera, listing plates taken from 1925 July 30 to 1926 October 02, from Arequipa (Peru) and Chuquicamata (Chile). A revealing note written on the title page, by John S. Paraskevopoulos and dated 1925 July describes the use of an eyepiece of the 13-inch Boyden refractor as...
Lists of stars, giving basic stellar data for each. Several stars are struck through, with numbers, presumably plate numbers, appended in pencil. No dates appear in the book. From the book cover: "13-inch Boyden / Spec. / 13h0m - 21h24m / 3". A loose small label, "UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE (BELGIQUE)"...
Log Book: 13-inch Boyden Refractor (Plate Series X): Imaging and Spectrography Programmes (1922-1924)
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Title from cover: "X / 13-inch Boyden / EPEMERIS". Several programmes for direct photography and spectrography, giving lists of targets with subsequent pencilled-in plate numbers. Typed pages, pasted in to the book, describe the procedure to follow for "out-of-focus work", giving equipment setti...
Log Book: 13-inch Boyden Refractor Double Star Programme (1925)
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List of double stars, arranged by Struve Number, giving basic data for each star, followed by pencilled-in plate numbers where applicable. From a label on the cover, the programme is dated 1925 November 03. n/a. Extent: 1 volume containing 28 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: L...
Log Book: 24-inch Bruce Programmes: MWF, HLF, Magellanic Clouds (1942-1949)
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Title on cover front: "24-inch / Variables - Magellanic Clouds - Miscellenea / No. 4/1940". This logbook details several photographic programs with the 24-inch Bruce Doublet telescope. For each program, basic instructions are given, followed by a list of the field numbers and their plate centres...
