[Barnard with Refractor Telescope at Lick Observatory, CA]
Creation: 1887
While at Lick Observatory, Barnard was the first astronomer to discover a comet using photgraphic plates. In 1889, he became the first astronomer to observe the eclipse of Saturn's satellite Iapetus.
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[Barnard with Refractor Telescope at Lick Observatory, CA]
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Date
Creation: 1887
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Description
While at Lick Observatory, Barnard was the first astronomer to discover a comet using photgraphic plates. In 1889, he became the first astronomer to observe the eclipse of Saturn's satellite Iapetus.
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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 with Refractor Telescope at Lick Observatory, CA],” Gallery, accessed October 1, 2023, https://gallery.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/791.