Finding Aid for Prairie Observatory Log Books, 1969-1980 | University of Illinois Archives

Title: Prairie Observatory Log Books, 1969-1980

ID: 15/3/15

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

Extent: 1.0 cubic feet

Subjects: Astronomy Department, Prairie Observatory, University of Illinois

Languages: English

Prairie Observatory Log Books includes procedures, log books, and manuals concerning microphotometer procedures for running both RV and spectrophotometry telescopes; raw data from photometry runs and protocols; Prairie Observatory observing logbook containing reports and correspondence of Dr. Ken Yoss; Prairie Observatory manual containing notes and protocols, Prairie Observatory manual containing narrative and logged data.

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 Department
Prairie Observatory
University of Illinois

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Other Note: 1 Page

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/150315.pdf

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