Astronomy
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Donald H. Menzel Papers
Collection
Identifier: M171
Scope and Contents
Reprints, 1500 slides of astronomical matters such as Mars, papers concerning the McCarthy loyalty investigations.
Dates:
Other: 1922-1968
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
Robert E. Stencel Papers
Collection
Identifier: M487
Abstract
Robert E. Stencel was a Professor of Astronomy, Univeristy Astronomer for the University of Denver, Director of the Chamberlin and Mt. Evans Observatories, and Director of the Student Astronomy Lab. He has built out the educational program at Chamberlin Observatory to deliver messaging about the importance of dark skies and good lighting to attendees at the Denver Astronomical Society’s Public Nights, which often draw hundreds of visitors. His papers also inculde correspondence, teaching...
Dates:
1979 - 2019