JOURNAL ARTICLE

Star Notes.

  • Published In: Sky & Telescope, 2023, v. 145, n. 3. P. 57 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Hannikainen, Diana 3 of 3

Abstract

The entity that houses the glass plates, the Wolbach Library, launched Project PHAEDRA (Preserving Harvard's Early Data and Research in Astronomy) to collate and conserve the valuable information contained in the Harvard Computers' notebooks. By the time Edward Charles Pickering became the fourth director of Harvard College Observatory (HCO) in 1877, astronomical photography with the famed 15-inch Great Refractor had practically become routine. OBSERVING For most of astronomy's history, observers recorded what they saw at the eyepiece by jotting down notes, sketching, or both. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Sky & Telescope. 2023/03, Vol. 145, Issue 3, p57
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0037-6604
  • Accession Number:160777239
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