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Authorizing CrossRef Metadata Search on your ORCiD Record

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Once you've registered for an ORCiD iD, you should authorize CrossRef Metadata Search to link to your ORCiD record. 1. Log in to view your ORCiD record. Your ORCiD record should be the screen you see upon logging in; you can visit it directly at https:/...

PHaEDRA Finding List

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Harvard College Observatory observations, logs, instrument readings, and calculations, 1750-1990 Note: The effort to digitize this collection is ongoing; not all volumes will have viewable PDFs at this time. Last updated: 11/16/2023 Descriptive Summary...

Citations and Sources

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If you have questions about this content, please contact the Plate Stacks staff at harvardplatestacks@cfa.harvard.edu . If you have questions about licensed resources, contact Maria McEachern, Reference and Resource Sharing Librarian, at mmceachern@cfa...

Professional Self-Identification by the Women Astronomical Computers

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By Samantha Notick Every ten years when the census comes around, we have to figure out how to define what it is we do. For some, it’s as simple as one word: Nurse, Fisherman, Firefighter. For others, a one-to-three word summary can be quite challenging...

Lillian L. Hodgdon

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Lillian L. Hodgdon, (February, 1870- 1939) worked as one of the Women Astronomical Computers at the Harvard College Observatory from 1889 to 1939, a time span of approximately 50 years. While at the Observatory, Hodgdon performed several jobs. She was...

Alta May Carpenter

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Alta May Carpenter (June 8, 1878 - 1945) worked as one of the Women Astronomical Computers at the Harvard College Observatory from 1906 until 1920. While at the Observatory, Carpenter was one of Annie Jump Cannon’s assistants. She worked to ascertain the...

PHaEDRA FAQ

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How can I help with the project? Support Project PHaEDRA by joining our Transcription Project! Why transcribe these journals? Transcription allows for: Greater accessibility and readability of handwritten documents Preservation of historical records for...

EONS Internships

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Wolbach Library started hosting research interns to help the EONS team respond to the question: How do we understand and present Indigenous stories and their value to contemporary astronomy? We plan to bring new interns onboard annually to help us move...

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

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Cecilia Helena Payne-Gaposchkin was a British–American astronomer associated with the Women Astronomical Computers, a group of female astronomers and analysts at Harvard College Observatory (HCO). She discovered the chemical composition of stars and, in...

Collection Access

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Please see our borrowing procedures for more information about borrowing items from our circulating collections. See our hours and location for details on where we are. The Wolbach Library and the Plate Stacks are located at the Center for Astrophysics...

The Williamina Fleming Collection of Astronomical Glass Plate Photographs

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Summary Information Repository: The John. G. Wolbach Library Identifier: HCO-FLEM Creator: Harvard College Observatory Title: The Williamina Fleming Collection of Astronomical Glass Plate Photographs Date: 1886-1973 Language: English Overview: The...

Florence C. Bibber

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Florence May Campbell Bibber (January 10, 1908 - April 7, 1997) was a research assistant with Annie Jump Cannon of the Harvard College Observatory, and directoral assistant to Margaret Walton Mayall during her time with the AAVSO. While at the Harvard...