Finding Aid for Astronomy Slides, Circa. 1976 | University of Illinois Archives

Title: Astronomy Slides, Circa. 1976

ID: 15/3/14

Primary Creator: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Astronomy

Extent: 0.6 cubic feet

Subjects: Astronomy, Astronomy Department, University of Illinois

Languages: English

Astronomy slides (Circa. 1976) includes micro slides from the Astronomy department concerning constellations, pre-telescopic astronomy, observatories, Alder Planetarium, astronomers, telescopes & equipment, the solar system, stars & stellar evolution, cosmology, milky way, external galaxies, and unclassified & ?.

Instruction in astronomy commenced in 1892 as an offering of the Mathematics Department.¹ In August 1921, the Board of Trustees authorized that the Division of Astronomy in the Department of Mathematics be organized as a separate Department of Astronomy.² In 1957, the Department began a program of cooperative investigation with the United States Office of Naval Research³ and, in 1962, the radio telescope site at Vermilion River Observatory was completed.⁴ The courses offered range from descriptive astronomy to aeronomy,⁵ with B.S.,⁶ M.S. and Ph.D. degrees offered.⁷

1. Catalogs and Registers, 1892-93, p. 57.

2. Board of Trustees Transactions, 34th Report, August 1, 1921, p. 17.

3. Board of Trustees Transactions, 49th Report, April 15, 1957, p. 372.

4. Board of Trustees Transactions, 52nd Report, November 9, 1962, p. 261.

5. Undergraduate Course Catalog, 1972/74, pp. 61-62.

6. Undergraduate Study Catalog, 1971/72, p. 365.

7. Graduate College Catalog, 1971/72, p. 99.

Astronomy
Astronomy Department
University of Illinois

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Other Note: 2 Pages

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/150314.pdf

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