Written on back: "The former [struck out] southern station of the Harvard College Observatory in Arequipa, Peru, with the volcano El Misti in the background", "3 col Friend for astronomical article Saturdays issue". PB11_0042 and PB11_0007 are duplicates. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and d...
PB11_0014 and PB11_0047 are duplicates. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 21cm, width 25cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (curled, creased, dog-eared). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. ...
Two people (left: Unidentified; right: J.S. Paraskevopoulos) examining a large piece of optics (objective?) which is inside a wooden crate on the floor. The floor has dark, square tiling. In the background is a cupboard, a drawer, a crate, and a barrel. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dim...
The partially completed mount of the 60-inch telescope, seen from the west-northwest looking down into the telescope pit. The polar axis is in place. The declination axis is missing the counterweight and cradle. Two mount components are in the background. The photo is in a poor condition. PB13_0...
Inner region of the Rosette Nebula, showing the brighter stars of NGC 2239/NGC 2244, and several regions of bright and dark nebulosity. The field of view is 39x30 arcmin, with north very nearly up, and is centred on RA 06h 32.31m Dec +04° 53.3' (J2000.0). n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and d...
A. W. Roberts' handwritten notes and observations of R Coronae Australis.
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Handwritten notes and diagrams about R CrA, S CrA, and T CrA. Loose cover page (out of sequence) titled: "(6811) R Cor Aust / R Corona Austriuae [struck through] Australis". Next title page: "R Coronae Australis. Ch. 6811 C.P.D. [minus]37[degrees]8452". Includes what appears to be a draft of an ...
A. W. Roberts' handwritten notes and observations, possibly of S Arae.
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The pages in this folder are in disarray. The majority are original observations, between approximately 1895 and 1920, but the identity of the star or stars is unknown. A cover page is titled "S Trianguli 5713 / U Trianguli 5751". More frequently, the star is designated as S Ara and (6429) Ara. ...
A. W. Roberts' observations of S Octantis (Part 2 of 2).
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Observations of S Octans (Ch 6275). The star is also designated as "S Octantis Ch. 6264". Contains only original observations (1896 July 08 to 1916 September 21). Previously listed as R047. Papers (T 70 mm) found in a brown paper wrapped bundle in a Waltons storage box marked R047 and labelled "...
60-inch Rockefeller building under construction, 1931 November 21.
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Hand-written label: "BOYDEN STATION of HARVARD OBSERVATORY South Africa / 60[inch] Tel. Turret / (Nov 2[?]1, 1931)". PLB32_0013, LSB04_0035 and LSB04_0012 are derivatives. n/a. Extent: 1 lantern slide. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2 cm, width 10.2 cm, thickness 0.2 cm. ...