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Illuminating Space: Images from a Private Virginian Collection
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Illuminating Space: Images from a Private Virginian Collection
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PEASE, FRANCIS GLADHEIM. 1881–1938.
2 large wide-angle images of the Moon, from Mount Wilson Observatory, near Pasadena, CA, September, 1919, gelatin silver prints mounted probably for exhibition purposes, 19 x 15 inches (480 x 380 mm).
Pease assisted George W. Ritchey at Yerkes, before in 1908 transferring to Mount Wilson. He was responsible for the completion of the 100-inch telecope, a project that his mentor, Ritchey, had started. A crater on the Moon is named after him.
Pease assisted George W. Ritchey at Yerkes, before in 1908 transferring to Mount Wilson. He was responsible for the completion of the 100-inch telecope, a project that his mentor, Ritchey, had started. A crater on the Moon is named after him.
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Category: Space / Space History
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