Lawrence Observatory at Amherst College

Lawrence Observatory at Amherst College

Amherst (Mass.)

Side view showing the Lawrence Observatory. From Handbook of Amherst by Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1894: "The Observatory consists of an octagonal tower, 50 feet high and 17 feet in diameter, with a revolving dome and a central pedestal supporting a telescope with an aperture of 7 1/2 inches and a focal lens of 8 1/2 inches. The telescope was presented by Hon. Rufus Bullock of Boston, and cost $1800. In the transit room, 13 by 15, is a transit circle built by Gambey of Paris, the telescope having a focal length of about 3 feet and an aperture of 2 1/2 inches."

Lovell, John L., 1825-1903

Jones Library Special Collections

Before 1903

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Is part of the John Lovell Photograph Collection. Jones Library Special Collections

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