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Edward S. Holden letters to Charles W. Irish.
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Edward S. Holden letters to Charles W. IrishCreator/Contributor:
Holden, Edward S. (Edward Singleton), 1846-1914, creator, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Irish, Charles Wood, 1834-1904, correspondent.Abstract:
Edward S. Holden (Director of Lick Observatory) writes to Charles W. Irish (Surveyor General of Nevada) with instructions
and suggestions on viewing the upcoming 1889 solar eclipse. Letters include a copy of Holden's pamphlet, sent to Irish by
Holden, "Suggestions for observing the total eclipse of the sun on January 1, 1889."
Date:
1888 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caHolden, Edward S. (Edward Singleton) -- 1846-1914 -- Correspondence
Lick Observatory.
Irish, Charles Wood -- 1834-1904 -- Correspondence
Note:
Edward S. Holden letters to Charles W. Irish, BANC MSS 2021/36, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Purchase from Mrs. Hudson's Fine Paper; 2021.
Edward Singleton Holden (November 5, 1846 - March 16, 1914) was an American astronomer and the fifth president of the University
of California (1885-1888). He was director of the Lick Observatory from 1888 through 1897.
In English.
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print
2 (2 1 pamphlet (21
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English