Secretary Abbot with Solar Equipment

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Object Details

Author

Unknown

Subject

Abbot, C. G (Charles Greeley) b. 1872

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Notes

There are several other photos of instruments in SIA RU 7005, Bx 187, F: 12.

Summary

Astrophysicist and fifth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (1928-1944) Charles Greeley Abbot with his harmonic analyzer developed to discover and evaluate periodicities in solar variation. Abbot is seen here sitting at a desk with the instrument in front of him. There are charts of "solar variation" on the wall in front of him.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 7005 Box 187 Folder 12

Contact information

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

Standard number

94-4038

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Person, candid

Physical description

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

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Secretaries

Harmonic analysers

Instruments

Inventions

Secretariats

Astrophysics

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_8306