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Mount Wilson Observatory

The California observatory began a new era of solar and astronomical research. Newspaper pages from 1904 to 1906 on a map and timeline.

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310 matching newspaper pages in total. Los Angeles, CA has the most hits (112 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911 [Microfilm Reel] — 1905-01-01, page 21

    … two. Highland Park. .'■'•.• The following party of the Heights wllr go today, to Mount Wilson:' F.K. Handel, Sam Kutz, jr., A. Manig and CD. Chafer. [ ; ' ' • ' . ; a\lis. McOuire …

  2. Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911 [Microfilm Reel] — 1905-01-04, page 5

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … OBSERVATORY BUILDING PLANNED IN PASADENA Professor Hale Asks Board Of Trade to Aid Mount Wilson Work by Donating a Lot Lot Special 10 The Herald. PASADENA. Jan. S.--Prof. George …

    … his story Of the proposed $4,000 building, with $4,000 worth of machinery for the Mount Wilson work and instruments Prof. Hale astonished his audi enee by declaring that IL all …

  3. Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911 [Microfilm Reel] — 1905-01-10, page 9

    … arrest unless they comply with the city ordinance. Three Inches of snow fell on Mount Wilson last night and this morning, but very soon disappeared. NELSON AGREES TO FIGHT …

  4. Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911 [Microfilm Reel] — 1905-01-11, page 4

    … Unless all the well-laid plans of Prof. George K. Hale of the Yerkes Observa tory on Mount Wilson utterly fall, there will be big things doing next summer on tho trail up the mountain …

  5. Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911 [Microfilm Reel] — 1905-01-12, page 6

    … It is expected that Andrew Carnegie's money will build a wide nine mile trail up Mount Wilson as part of the project for the new observatory. This; proximity of his cash to …

  6. Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911 [Microfilm Reel] — 1905-01-25, page 4

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … . Hale, who is in charge of the astrophysical researches now being conQuoted on Mount Wilson. To Dedicate New Church CongregationaIists of the First church are preparing to …

  7. Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911 [Microfilm Reel] — 1905-01-29, page 4

    … body of business men started a sub scription paper for the lot to be usel by the Mount Wilson observatory. Sev eral hundred dollars were subscribed. It In Intended to buy land …

  8. Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911 [Microfilm Reel] — 1905-01-29, page 18

    … served. '.'■',■ ' Wednesday a merry party of young people from the Green went to Mount Wilson for a short trip, urged by the Ideal weather of the past few days.; Among those …

  9. Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911 [Microfilm Reel] — 1905-01-31, page 2

    … subject of the solar re searches, on which preliminary work already has begun at Mount Wilson. California. The project for a solar observatory there has already been approved …

    … , the . conclusion being ex pressed that Mount Wilson meets. ln a very remarkable degree the require ments of a site for a solar observatory …

  10. Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911 [Microfilm Reel] — 1905-02-05, page 19

    … Lincoln Pettlt. George G. Green and Robert Brooks spent last Sunday and Monday at Mount Wilson, and greatly enjoyed the trip. Mrs. William Kimball, a former Pas utienan, who …

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