Photograph of the Moon
notes: label: Description
content: 8" x 10" glass negative image of the moon taken at the Lick Observatory. A paper label reads "#4 Received from Lick Observatory Apr. 27, 1890 11h 55m sid.t. Reference letter - E.J. Holden, May 6, 1890." A handwritten note on the image reads "1890 April 27 - 11h 55m 3 sid. t. 15-inch aperture - focus 1.73 Moon's age 8d 27h. Presented to the Smithsonian Institution by the Lick Observatory." The original storage envelope is marked "4" and "Pl. IV" and "1890 Apr. 27 15 in apert. Moon - Age 8d 22h."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1996.0321.10
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0321.10
label: accession number
content: 1996.0321
objectType: label: Object Name
content: photograph of the moon
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 3/4 in x 13 3/4 in x 1/4 in; 29.845 cm x 34.925 cm x .635 cm