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Subject: Van Biesbroeck, George 1880-1974        Yerkes Observatory

Type: Black-and-white photographs

Topic: Astronomy

Local number: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2010-0289]

Summary: George A. Van Biesbroeck (1880-1974), astronomer at Yerkes Observatory observing Mars when it approached close to the earth in 1926, and using the 40 inch refracting telescope, the largest of its kind in the world

Cite as: Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archives

Persistent URL:http://siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siarchives&uri=full=3100001~!289411~!0#focus

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George A. Van Biesbroeck (1880-1974)

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