Astronomy Slides, Circa. 1976
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Brief Description: 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 & ?.
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Record Series Number: 15/3/14
Created by: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Astronomy
Volume: 0.6 cubic feet
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Biographical Note for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Astronomy :

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.

Subject Index
Astronomy
Astronomy Department
University of Illinois
Languages of Materials
English [eng]