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Sunspot Observations from 1895 by C.S. Woodard observed from Detroit Observatory

Asaph Hall Jr., Woodard /

This post is by KyungJun Kim Location of the Original: Collection Name: Observatory University of Michigan records 1855 – 1985 Call Number: 87299 Blmu Bimu C455 2 Box Number: Box 4 Folder Title: Detroit Observatory, later U-M Observatory, Ann Arbor, Mich. Sunspot Observations, 1892-1895, C.S. Woodard Date created: 1895 February: On the sunspot graphs, there is writing […]

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James Craig Watson’s Logbook from:1863-1864

James Watson /

This post is by Zachary Jahn Location of the Original: The item was found at The Bentley Historical Library in Ann Arbor, Michigan. To find this item one must: Request Box under collection of Michigan Historical Collections-Observatory The specific box is labeled: “Bimu Michigan, University. Observatory C455 Papers 1855-1976” To find the specific book inside the box,

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Article/Lecture materials regarding William Hussey’s discovery of 500 double stars

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This post is by Aleksi Kershaw   Location of the Original:  Bentley Historical Library, in the “Hussey Family papers 1876-1926” collection, box 2, folder titled “Lecture? Article? ‘Discovery of 500 New Double Stars’” Call no. 851534 Aa 2 Date of creation: December 19, 1901 as stated at end of article William Hussey an astronomer who attended the University of

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Response to Dublin Observatory (Letter)

Henry Philip Tappan, People /

This post is by Gwen Hubbard August 17, 1866 This letter discusses a trip made to the Dublin Observatory sometimes between the beginning of July and the middle of August 1866. The first president of the University of Michigan, Henry Philip Tappan visited the Astronomy Observatory belonging to Dublin University. Throughout the letter, Tappan makes several

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James Watson’s Notes to the Michigan Scientific Association on the Orbital Paths of Planets and Comets

James Watson /

This was by Connor Hickey Date: June 23, 1863 (As noted on the cover page of the article) Identification: This article was written and presented by James Craig Watson to the Michigan Scientific Association in 1863. James Watson (1838-1880) was a very famous Canadian American astronomer who not only attended the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,

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Detroit Observatory Notebook for New Telescope Testing

Detroit Observatory, Ralph H. Curtiss, Telescopes /

This post is by Brian Chu Location of the Original: Bentley Historical Library; Collection: Observatory university of Michigan records 1855-1985; Call Number: 87299 BImu Bimu C455 2; Box 4; Folder: Detroit Observatory, later U-M Observatory, Ann Arbor, Mich. Notes on testing of New Telescope, 1907, R.H. Curtiss Date of creation: 1907, stated in the notebook. This notebook that was used

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Hussey and Huron Street

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  In 1909, Hussey, the director of the Observatory,  writes a letter to the city council against the expansion of Huron Street to the Observatory grounds. He believes that in order for the observatory to remain the pristine, quality institution that it is, it cannot be near areas with distractions such as smoke and shaky floors

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