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Title
Interior of the Smithsonian spectrobolometer building, Mount Wilson Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued
1905-08-08
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
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Description
Interior of Smithsonian spectrobolometer building, Mount Wilson Observatory. Numerous instruments are in the room, on pedestals and tables. Small windows are seen in the walls; several pieces of dark fabric are hung throughout the area.
Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Extent
1 8X10 print
Identifier
COPC 785
28782
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/1191
Subject
Astronomical instruments
Optical instruments
Scientific apparatus and instruments
Tarpaulins
Windows
Interiors
Mount Wilson Observatory
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Mount Wilson (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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