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Pieces of the Past from Michigan Astronomy

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    • Henry Phillip Tappan
    • Franz Brünnow
    • James C. Watson
    • Mark W. Harrington
    • Asaph Hall, Jr.
    • William J. Hussey
    • Ralph H. Curtiss
    • Heber D. Curtis
  • Observatories
    • Peach Mountain and Portage Lake
    • The Detroit Observatory
  • Discoveries
    • Watson’s works on planets, comets, and orbits
  • Chronology

The Detroit Observatory

The History of the Detroit Observatory by Dave Snyder

The Buildings of the Detroit Observatory from the Bentley Historical Library Detroit Observatory website

Detroit Observatory Notebook for New Telescope Testing

Recent Additions

  • Sunspot Observations from 1895 by C.S. Woodard observed from Detroit Observatory
  • James Craig Watson’s Logbook from:1863-1864
  • Article/Lecture materials regarding William Hussey’s discovery of 500 double stars
  • Letter From Tappan to Palmer, November 5th, 1853
  • AADL Portage Lake Observatory

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