Interview with Jimmy Robinson, March 20, 2001, Tape 1, Side B, 2001 March 20, 2006 May 16

Item

Identifier: NMSUrgt0693

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Abstract

Interview with astronomer Jimmy Robinson on his relationship with astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh, discoverer of the planet Pluto. Robinson talks about working with Tombaugh during the 1950s to set up an observatory near Quito, Ecuador to conduct near Earth satellite observations. Later he discusses working with Tombaugh, Brad Smith and Scott Murrell on planetary observations in Las Cruces, New Mexico during the 1960s.

Dates

2001 March 20
Digitization: 2006 May 16

Creator

Beebe, Herb (Interviewer, Person)

Digital Repository

Interview with Jimmy Robinson, March 20, 2001, Tape 1, Side B

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