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Astronomers

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Charles Lane Poor papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0119
Abstract

Charles Lane Poor (1866-1951) was an alumnus of Johns Hopkins University and a professor of astronomy and celestial mechanics at Columbia noted for his opposition to Einstein's theory of relativity. Materials date from 1898-1945 and include reports, lectures, reprints, correspondence, photographs, and nine volumes of published articles.

Dates: 1898-1945

Cleveland Abbe papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0060
Abstract

The collection consists of correspondence, manuscript notes, reports, meteorological observations, reprints, drawings, and lecture notes of astronomer and meteorologist, Cleveland Abbe, dating from 1851 to 1952.

Dates: 1851-1952

Sally Harrison Dieke papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0312
Abstract

The collection of astronomer, chemist, and environmental activist, Sally H. Dieke, consists largely of papers from her teaching career and her work with local environmental groups, which range in date from 1886 to 1989.

Dates: 1886 - 1989