Letter from A.E. Douglass to Benjamin Boss (1918) and draft of "Tucson or Vicinity as a Site for an Astronomical Observatory"

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Part OfPapers of A. E. Douglass (AZ 072)CreatorDouglass, A.E.Page Count8DescriptionCorrespondence between Andrew Ellicott Douglass, director of Steward Observatory and Prof. Benjamin Boss of the Dudley Observatory in Albany, NY including an attached draft manuscript of "Tucson or Vicinity as Site for an Astronomical Observatory." The manuscript discusses how the Tucson climate allows for excellent astronomical research conditions.Browse TopicScience and TechnologySubjectUniversity of ArizonaArizona AstronomySteward ObservatoryCarnegie InstitutionWestern Travel--early 1900sClimate--ArizonaDate Original1918Date Range1910s (1910-1919)TypeTextOriginal FormatLetters (correspondence)LanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionArizona Universities: Northern Arizona University, Arizona State University, and University of ArizonaCollectionWhy ArizonaSubcollectionPapers of A. E. Douglass (AZ 072)Rights StatementPermission to use must be obtained from the University of Arizona, Special Collections. Contact us at [email protected] or (520) 621-6423.

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City or TownTucsonCountyPima CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited States

PersonAndrew Ellicott DouglassPlaceTucson

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Acquisition NoteThe University of Arizona Libraries, Special CollectionsCall Numberaz072.b47.fd4.aedletter1918Date Digitized2010-01-21Digital FormatPDF

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Letter from A.E. Douglass to Benjamin Boss (1918) and draft of "Tucson or Vicinity as a Site for an Astronomical Observatory"