What type of details about robert raynolds mcmath can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: robert raynolds mcmath -lrb- 1891 - 1962 -rrb- was a u.s. solar astronomer . robert r. mcmath -lrb- 1891-1962 -rrb- was a bridge engineer , businessman , and astronomer . robert 's father , francis c. mcmath , had made a fortune as a bridge builder . they both had a keen interest in amateur astronomy . so in 1922 , the mcmaths , along with judge henry s. hulbert founded the mcmath-hulbert observatory in lake angelus , michigan . it was deeded to the university of michigan in 1931 , robert served as the director of the mcmath-hulbert observatory until 1961 . in 1932 , robert extended the functionality of the spectroheliograph so that it could record motion pictures of the sun . this machine is known as a '' spectroheliokinematograph '' ; with it , he took astonishing moving pictures of solar storms , showing features on the sun 's surface that lasted from seconds to days . in 1933 , he and his father received the franklin institute 's john price wetherill medal . robert mcmath was an adviser to the national science foundation in its early years and he chaired the panel that advised nsf on the need for a national observatory . a site on kitt peak , az was finally chosen for the kitt peak national observatory -lrb- kpno -rrb- . robert mcmath along with the eminent astronomer keith pierce built a new , larger solar telescope on kitt peak called the mcmath-pierce solar telescope . robert mcmath served as the first president of association of universities for research in astronomy -lrb- aura -rrb- from 1957 to 1958 , and thereafter as chairman of the aura board .
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