[Barnard Leaning against Telescope at Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, CA]
Creation: 1893
Barnard moved to California in 1887 to inaugurate the new observatory at Mount Hamilton near San Jose. He discovered the first non-Galilean moon of Jupiter, Amalthea, in September 1892 over 275 years after Galileo's discoveries. Observatory staff fought over access to the 36-inch telescope, making working conditions difficult. Barnard moved to Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin in 1895 with an astronomy appointment at the University of Chicago.
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[Barnard Leaning against Telescope at Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, CA]
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Date
Creation: 1893
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Description
Barnard moved to California in 1887 to inaugurate the new observatory at Mount Hamilton near San Jose. He discovered the first non-Galilean moon of Jupiter, Amalthea, in September 1892 over 275 years after Galileo's discoveries. Observatory staff fought over access to the 36-inch telescope, making working conditions difficult. Barnard moved to Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin in 1895 with an astronomy appointment at the University of Chicago.
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Public Domain
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Black-and-white photographs
Source
MSS0031, Edward Emerson Barnard Papers, Box 43, Folder 05
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Citation
“[Barnard Leaning against Telescope at Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, CA],” Gallery, accessed October 1, 2023, https://gallery.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/790.