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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...

Donations

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The Wolbach Library accepts gifts-in-kind, or non-monetary donations, which are compatible with the Library's collecting philosophy and enhance and complete its selection effort. The Library reserves the right to limit such gifts to those which...

Credit for Software Authors

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CU Boulder, Theoretical Astrophysics Scientific research relies on software. Software written by scientists will be the foundation on which future generations must construct their understanding of how the Universe works. Software is also as distributed as...

Florence Cushman

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Florence Cushman (1860-1940) was an astronomer and member of the Harvard Observatory staff from 1888 to 1937. 1 During her forty-nine year tenure at Harvard, Cushman was primarily involved with the work conducted on the Henry Draper Catalog . She began as...

Reserve a Meeting Space

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Location Upper level of the library, with a flexible arrangement of 4 tables and chairs. Reservations Members of the CfA community can request access to the space for various purposes (e.g. presentations, workshops, council meetings, user group...

ORCiD for Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

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Reporting research activity has gotten easier in recent years by collecting information at a single point and reusing it for different purposes, commonly accomplished via Digital Persistent Identifiers (DPIs). A DPI is a unique digital identifier that...

Code of Conduct

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We support the principle that all people encountered in one’s professional life should be treated with respect. At no time is abusive or destructive behavior acceptable in Wolbach’s physical or online spaces or when participating in collaborative projects...

Selina Cranch Bond

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Selina Cranch Bond (1831-1920) worked at the Harvard College Observatory from 1879 to 1906. She was the fourth woman computer hired by the observatory, and she performed mathematical computations for a variety of projects. Bond joined the HCO staff four...

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...

May Arif Kaftan Kassim

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May Arif Kaftan (January 14, 1928–July 23, 2020), also known by the surname Kaftan-Kassim, worked at the Harvard College Observatory from 1953 to approximately 1962. Her work was focused on radio astronomy. Kaftan arrived at the HCO in 1953 to pursue...

Rebecca Jane Titsworth Rogers

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Rebecca Jane Titsworth Rogers (28 Dec 1834 - 2 Apr 1915) is counted among the Women Astronomical Computers, though she did not work with the Plates, for her work in support of her husband’s astronomical work. Rebecca Rogers is credited with performing...

Lizzie Sparks Pickering

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Lizzie Wadsworth Sparks Pickering (May 1, 1849-Aug. 29, 1906) lived in the Director’s Residence on the grounds of the Harvard College Observatory for 29 years with her husband, Edward C. Pickering, the fourth director of the HCO. During her tenure, she...