Results for "Smithsonian Institution Global Earth Observatory"
- Blog Post
Meanwhile, back on earth... A Slideshow
- Date: June 5, 2009
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="133" caption="Earth, 1971, Apollo 15, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Center for Earth and Planetary Studies"][/caption] The planets and outer space used to seem far, far away from our lives down on earth. But as this slideshow reveals, by the mid-twentieth century—with Ford Galaxies in our driveways, satellite-shaped barbeque
- SI History Bibliography
An Account of the Astrophysical Observatory of the Smithsonian Institution
- Date: 1966
- Creator: Abbot, C. G (Charles Greeley) b. 1872
- Creator: Abbot, C. G (Charles Greeley) b. 1872
Astrophysical Observatory and Smithsonian Institution Building
- Date: 1909
- Creator: Unknown
- Document
SI Establishes Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | Smithsonian Institution Archives
In the Astrophysical Observatory
- Date: 1933
Whipple Observatory Volunteers
- Date: c.1990
- Creator: Brocious, Daniel
- Creator: Brocious, Daniel
- SI History Chronology
Astrophysical Observatory Buildings
- Date: 1899
MayDay as Earth Day
- Date: April 30, 2020
- Creator: Nora Lockshin
- Description: As I write this crossover Preservation Week/MayDay post so close to Earth Day 2020 (the fiftieth anniversary), stunning news continues to break across the globe due to the coronavirus. Shining through the fog of worry, there have been surprising gains in a period of forced inactivity due to reduced emissions, such as record-breaking solar energy capture in Germany, and cleaner
- Blog Post
Earth Day
- Date: April 19, 2012
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: In September 1989 the Smithsonian sponsored a discussion between scientists and journalists about how the media can responsibly report on environmental issues.
- SI History Chronology
Astrophysical Observatory Established
- Date: March 1, 1890
- Gallery
Smithsonian Observatories
- Date: September 19, 2013
- Description: The postcards in this gallery are from observatories associated with the Smithsonian. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory established in 1890 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of the Smithsonian’s research centers. Together with the Harvard College Observatory, it forms the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.The Mt. Wilson Observatory opened in the early
Plan of the Astrophysical Observatory
- Creator: Unknown
- Creator: Unknown
