A Shelter for Observers on Mount Whitney
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PrintDescribes the construction of a shelter for astrophysical observers at the summit of Mount Whitney in California in 1909. Traces the original idea for the shelter to his predecessor, Samuel P. Langley, who visited the site in 1881 and discusses the role of W. W. Campbell, director of the Link Observatory in its construction and early research.
Smithsonian History Bibliography
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections Vol. LII, No. 1921
Includes several images of the shelter and a floor plan. Abbot was director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1910
Whitney, Mount (Calif.)
Number of pages : 08; Page numbers : 499-506