Records relating to the establishment of standards of stellar magnitude compiled by Edward C. Pickering,

Records relating to the establishment of standards of stellar magnitude compiled by Edward C. Pickering,

The collection documents Harvard College Observatory director Edward C. Pickering's efforts to create an internationally accepted uniform star magnitude classification system. Astronomers' comments on Pickering's "Proposed Plan for choosing Standards of Stellar Magnitude" ca...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Harvard College Observatory
Other Authors: Pickering, Edward C (Edward Charles), 1846-1919
Format: Kit
Language:English
Series:Collections of the Harvard University Archives University records.
Subjects:
Holden, Edward S > (Edward Singleton), > 1846-1914
Pickering, Edward C > (Edward Charles), > 1846-1919.
Young, Charles A > (Charles Augustus), > 1834-1908.
Harvard College Observatory
Astronomical observatories > Massachusetts > Cambridge
Astronomical observatories > United States
Astronomical photometry > Research
Stars > Catalogs
Stars > Magnitudes
Stars > Spectra
Charts (graphic documents)
Correspondence

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Call Number: UAV 630.380

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