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Clyde Tombaugh to Rory Conces letters
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Ms-0524-SC
Content Description
Three letters written to a young Rory Conces by Dr. Clyde Tombaugh, 1 April 1966, 1 May 1968 and 22 June 1970. Letters pertain to recommendations for training in astronomy and a U.F.O. sighting by Tombaugh on 20 August 1949.
Dates:
1966-04-01; 1968-05-01; 1970-06-22
Latimer J. Wilson papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0516
Abstract
Research notebooks, drawings and photographs created by amateur astronomer Latimer James Wilson, 1903-1948. The bulk of the collection consists of Wilson's notebooks with observations, drawings and photos of the planets Mars and Jupiter. Other planetary research, publications, drawings, and more than 1,000 photographs by Wilson are also included. Letters between Wilson and other notable amateur astronomers make up the correspondence.
Dates:
1903-2001, and undated
Physics and Astronomy Department Papers
Collection
Identifier: UNMA-116
Abstract
Founded in 1892, the Physics and Astronomy Department at the University of New Mexico pursues world-class research in many areas of physics and astronomy. This collection provides a comprehensive overview of the department's history, faculty research, and graduate programs available at the University of New Mexico. The collection contains various photographs of departmental equipment, planets, and DVDs and CDs related to the Physics and Astronomy department. This collection serves as a valuable...
Dates:
1971 - 2015
United States Army Corps of Engineers. Records of the Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian,
Collection
Identifier: MSS-129-BC
Scope and Content
This collection contains data for all of the states within the survey area, with the exception of Idaho and Montana. There are 53 items in the collection, all of them bound volumes of survey observations. Included are books on triangulation, sextant astronomical observations, meteorological records, odometer readings, geodetic data, and observations for time. The bulk of data in the collection pertains to New Mexico and Colorado. Some observation books are undated.
Dates:
1871-1879
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- Discoveries in geography 1
- Meteorology -- Observations 1
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 1
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