General information by and about the Harvard College Observatory
Published: 1839
Language: eng
Subjects: Harvard College Observatory
Description: May contain press accounts, pamphlets, and ephemera.
Notes: The Harvard Observatory was established by an official act of the Corporation in October 1839. The four buildings across from the Radcliffe Quad on Garden Street house the Department of Astronomy, Harvard College Observatory, and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. The Harvard College Observatory houses three libraries and the largest collection of astronomical photographs in the world.