Chamberlin Observatory
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Use for: University of Denver. Chamberlin Observatory.
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Ground Breaking for Chamberlin Observatory (H.B. Chamberlin, donor; Cost, about $40,000) in June 13, 1888.
Sources
Breck, A.D. (1996). From the rockies to the world (pg.76); Steve Fisher, "University Park's Utopian Start," University of Denver magazine, Winter 2008; University of Denver. Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. Certificate. [U123.01.0002.0016]
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Cornerstone for Chamberlin Observatory in 1890.
Sources
Breck, A.D. (1996). From the rockies to the world (pg.76).
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Chamberlin Observatory completed in 1894.
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University of Denver Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 4, April, 1923, page 15.
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On March 27, 1980, Chamberlin Observatory is added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
Citation:
University of Denver. Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. NHRP Certificate.Found in 46 Collections and/or Records:
Herbert A. Howe 1926 Diary, 1926
Oral History Interview with Andrew Gassman, 1986
Pioneer astronomer : the story of Herbert Alonzo Howe at the University of Denver : Chapter 3, Chamberlin Observatory (Revised), 1998
Revised edition of Chapter 3 covers the years 1888-1894.
Pioneer Astronomer: The Story of Herbert Alonzo Howe at the University of Denver: Chapter 4 "Hard Times", 1998
Chapter 4 covers the years 1895-1902.
Pioneer Astronomer: The Story of Herbert Alonzo Howe at the University of Denver: Chapter 5 "Growing Pains", 1999 March
Chapter 5 covers the years 1903-1912.
Staff Astronomer Observing Occultation from Chamberlin Observatory, circa 1965
A member of the staff of the Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado looks through the observatory's telescope observe an occultation.
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