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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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