Abbot Becomes Director of SAO
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PrintCharles Greeley Abbot is made Director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Abbot joined the observatory as an aid in 1895, and had served as acting director of SAO since July 1, 1906. He replaced Samuel P. Langley, the founding director.
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Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
March 1, 1907