Creator:
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Citrus College Library |
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| Title: |
Frank S. Schlesinger Collection |
| Quantity: |
xx linear feet |
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Collection Number: |
S |
Location:
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Library Special Collections; Schlesinger |
Creator:
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Citrus College Library |
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| Title: |
Frank S. Schlesinger Collection |
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| Quantity: |
xx linear feet |
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Collection Number: |
S |
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Location:
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Library Special Collections; Schlesinger |
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| Repository: |
Citrus College, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora, CA 91741 |
| Restrictions on Access: |
Onsite use only. Contact the library in advance for appointment. |
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Abstract: |
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| Biographical Note: |
Frank Schlesinger, 1871-1943; astronomer and astrophysicist, pioneered in the use of photography to map  stellar positions and to measure stellar parallaxes, from which the most direct determinations of distance can be made. His photographic parallax measurement techniques continue to be used today. He also pioneered in the use of wide-angle cameras for determining stellar positions and motions. Under his direction, fifteen volumes of the Yale Zone Catalogs were published which give results for about 150,000 stars. He directed the International Latitude Observatory in Ukiah (1899-1903), the Allegheny Observatory in Pittsburgh (1905-20), and the Yale University Observatory (1920-41). "Schlesinger, Frank." 2006. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. |
| Scope & Contents |
The Frank Schlesinger Collection consists of diaries (1899-1937), photograph albums (Bonn, Astronomical Observatories), books he authored, astronomical photographs, and a small collection of books from his library. |
| Organization |
Citrus College |
| Series Descriptions: |
S1 Schlesinger Papers -- S2 Schlesinger Book Collection |
| Series 1 |
Schlesinger diaries, photograph albums, photographs, books |
| Series 2 |
Schlesinger Book Collection |
| Index terms: |
Astronomers--United States--Archives |
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