| Reference number | PP/3/26 |
| Previous numbers | PP/35/27 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Astronomical photography' by Edward C [Charles] Pickering |
| Date | 21 February 1883 |
| Description | Pickering writes 'The important part that photography is likely to play in the future of astronomy renders it desirable that an opportunity should be afforded to astronomers to acquaint themselves with the improvements continually made in this branch of their science. This could best be done by the establishment at convenient places of collection designed to exhibit the progress of photography as applied to astronomical observations.'
Accompanying note reads 'Circular concerning astronomical photography, from E C Pickering, Director of Harvard College Observatory, Cambridge, Mass, USA. Proceedings'.
Annotations in pencil and ink.
Subject: Astronomy / Photography
Read 24 May 1883.
A version of this paper was published in volume 35 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Circular concerning astronomical photography'. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Printed |
| Physical description | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1883.0044 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA1081 | Pickering; Edward Charles (1846 - 1919) | 1846 - 1919 |