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| Wolbach Library, Harvard - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics |
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| Phone Numbers: |
| (617) 496-5769 |
| fax | (617) 495-7199 |
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| Address: | John G. Wolbach Library and Information Resource Center
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
60 Garden St., MS 56
Cambridge, MA 02138 |
| Access Policy: |
| Closed stacks. Materials may be requested from a librarian. |
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| Extent of Collections: | 3,000 volumes |
| Dates: | mid 1800's to ~1950 |
| Holdings Description: | This collection of 19th and early 20th century observatory publications contains seminal astronomical research conducted at observatories and astronomical institutions around the world. Documents provide detailed descriptions of instruments, charts, tables of findings, observations of variable stars, star catalogs, cometary observations and solar data, and explanations of the course of research. |
| History: | The John G. Wolbach Library houses the combined collections of the Harvard College Observatory Library and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Library and is located at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, MA. The Harvard College Observatory Library collection began with the exchange of observatory publications for those of other astronomical research institutions throughout the world in the mid-1800's and expanded as commercially published materials became available. |
| Online Guides & Catalogs: | HOLLIS Catalog |
| Reproduction services: |
| Printing from microfilm. |
| Photocopying by patron dependent on condition of item. |
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