Lighthouse of the Skies: The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory: Background and History, 1846-1955

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Summary

A popular history of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory from its founding through its expansion in the wake of Sputnik in the 1950s.

Subject

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Contained within

(Book)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1965

Topic

  • Artificial satellites
  • Astrophysics
  • Astronomy
  • Sputnik

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