Instruments at Mt. St. Katherine, Egypt

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Author

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Subject

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Notes

There are many other pictures of Mt. St. Katherine in 7005/168/5.

Summary

Instruments atop the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Observing Station, Mt. St. Katherine, Egypt. The station was operational from 1933 to 1937.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 7005 Box 186 Folder 5

Contact information

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

Date

1933

Standard number

94-12576

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Landscape

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 4.75w x 2.5h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Mt. St. Katherine, Egypt

Smithsonian Solar Observing Station

Observing (field) stations

Instruments

Observatories

Mountains--Egypt

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_8172