Description
These papers document the career of astronomer John A. Anderson. The bulk of the documentation is in the form of correspondence,
calculations, drawings, and photos. They relate chiefly to Palomar Observatory and Anderson's work on the instrument and optical
design of the telescope.
Background
John August Anderson was born on August 7, 1876, in Rollag, Minnesota, the sixth son of Norwegian immigrants. He earned a
bachelor's degree from Valparaiso College in Indiana in 1900. After a brief period of teaching, he began graduate study at
Johns Hopkins University and received his PhD in 1907. His thesis was a study of the emission and absorption spectra of the
oxides of the metals neodymium and erbium.
Restrictions
Copyright may not have been assigned to the California Institute of Technology Archives. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Archives. Permission for publication is given on
behalf of the California Institute of Technology Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include
or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Availability
Collection is open for research.