Finding Aid for Astronomy Lecture Series, 1997-2004 | University of Illinois Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Astronomy Lecture Series, 1997-2004

ID: 15/3/10

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

Extent: 1.0

Subjects: Astronomy, Astronomy Department, Lectures, University of Illinois

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Astronomy lecture series includes videos, cassette, cd, and 16mm films concerning First Light: Illinois Astronomy; Astronomy Centennial Celebration; First Light: Black Holes; Icko Iben Lecture: Are we alone?; Icko Iben Lecture: Large Optical Telescopes; Icko Iben Jr. Distinguished Lecture: Dr. Reinhard Genzel: 'Massive Black Holes"; "Top Ten Mysteries in Astronomy"; My Life and Time as an Astrophysicist; Icko Iben Lecture 2004; "Massive Black Holes"- Dr. Reinhard Genzel; Venus: Atoms in Motion; Blue Moon; Continental Drift.

Biographical Note

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 Terms

Astronomy
Astronomy Department
Lectures
University of Illinois

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Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Other Note: 1 Page

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