Halley's comet
Subject
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Halley's Comet Seen from Chamberlin Observatory, 1986 January 9
Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0027.00005
Abstract
Black and white print of Halley's Comet viewed through the 18-inch Newtonian telescope at Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado in 1986.
Dates:
1986 January 9
Herbert A. Howe 1910 Diary, 1910
Item
Identifier: M010.03.0004.00004
Abstract
Professor Howe's diary for 1910 recounts his brief weather and astronomical observations, administrative and teaching activities at the University of Denver (DU), entertainment of visitors to the Chamberlin Observatory, participation in events in University Park and elsewhere in Denver, as well as his family and religious life. Special mention is made of: Howe's mother-in-law's death from pneumonia on January 29; his father-in-law, Joseph C. Shattuck coming to live with the Howes; the...
Dates:
1910
Herbert Alonzo Howe Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: M010
Abstract
Herbert A. Howe (1858-1926) was Professor of Astronomy and Applied Mathematics, Director of Chamberlin Observatory, Dean of College of Arts and Sciences, and Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Denver, Denver, Colorado. He was instrumental in building the University of Denver's Chamberlin Observatory (1890) named after Humphrey B. Chamberlin. Howe oversaw the installation of the Observatory's Saegmuller telescope with its 20-inch Clark refractor. Howe's notebooks contain...
Dates:
1856-2002