C. A. Robert Lundin
date: label: date made
content: 1941
notes: label: Description
content: C. A. Robert Lundin (1880-1962) took charge of the optical department of Alvan Clark & Sons in 1915, established his own telescope firm in 1929, and became head of Warner & Swasey’s new optical shop in 1933. His honors included fellowships in the Royal Astronomical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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content: This snapshot shows Lundin examining one element of the objective lens of the 24-inch refracting telescope that was built by John A. Brashear and installed at Swarthmore College in 1911. A paper label on the back reads: “1941 January 14 C. A. Robert Lundin and flint component of Sproul Objective.”
label: Description
content: Ref: John W. Briggs and Donald E. Osterbrock, “The Challenges and Frustrations of a Veteran Astronomical Optician: Robert Lundin, 1880-1962,” <i>Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage</i> 1 (1988): 93-103.
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content: John A. Miller, “The Sproul Observatory of Swarthmore College,” <i>Popular Astronomy</i> 21 (1913): 253-262.
label: Description
content: <i>The Sproul Observatory of Swarthmore College. History and Description</i> (Swarthmore, 1948).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Astronomy
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
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content: Science & Mathematics
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content: Prints from the Physical Sciences Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Swarthmore College
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1986.0667.03
label: catalog number
content: 1986.0667.03
label: accession number
content: 1986.0667
objectType: label: Object Name
content: photograph
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 1/4 in x 4 3/4 in; 13.335 cm x 12.065 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 3/8 in x 4 3/4 in; 13.6525 cm x 12.065 cm