Astronomical Instrument, South Yard

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Object Details

Author

Unknown

Subject

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

South Yard

Arts and Industries Building

Summary

An image of a heliostat, a sophisticatedly mounted motor driven single flat mirror that take sunlight and feeds it into one of the APO buildings for analysis used by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory is inside the wooden fence, which surrounds the Observatory located in the South Yard. The west side of the Arts and Industries Building is visible in the background.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 37A, Folder: 8

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

c. 1900

Standard number

12499 or AI-12499

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Exterior

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Instruments

Observatories

Astrophysics

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_10644