24 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Astronomy.

  1. A.D. Bache papers, 1828-1863

    2,000 items. 18 containers. 7.2 linear feet. 5 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Scientist, educator, and superintendent of the United States Coast Survey. Correspondence, a journal, and miscellaneous material reflecting Bache’s service with the United States Coast Survey, his work at the Dudley Observatory, and his European trip to study educational methods.

  2. Cornell H. Mayer papers, 1940-2005

    450 items. 6 containers plus 2 oversize. 2.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Electrical engineer and radio astronomer. Scientific notebooks, biographical material, correspondence, topical files, writings, printed matter, scrapbooks, photographs, and miscellaneous material documenting Mayer's career with the Naval Reseach Laboratory during which he improved radio telescope technology and measured the surface temperatures of Venus and other planets.

  3. Harald T. Friis papers, 1921-1976

    600 items. 8 containers. 5 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Radio engineer and inventor. Correspondence and other papers relating to Friis's work on radio transmission, radio astronomy, and microwaves.

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  4. Arthur J. Goldberg celestial chart and map collection

    10 items. 9 maps. 1 textual document. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The collection consists of two celestial charts published by National Geographic and seven tourist maps that depict locations in the Mid-Atlantic states, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, and Japan. Golderberg, the compiler, had a career as a lawyer, associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, secretary of labor, and United States representative to the United Nations.