Subject:

Abbot, C. G (Charles Greeley) b. 1872  Search this

Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906  Search this

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory  Search this

Date:

May 28, 1900

Category:

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes:

There are addition images of this expedition in Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 56, Folder 5. See Negative Number a3590 for a more detailed description of the image below.

Smithsonian Institution Annual Report for the year 1900, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1901.

Summary:

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory staff, including Secretary Samuel P. Langley, and acting director (and later fifth Smithsonian Secretary), Charles Greeley Abbot, travel to Wadesboro, North Carolina, to observe an eclipse of the sun.

Contact information:

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Topic:

Astronomy  Search this

Expeditions  Search this

Solar Research  Search this

Solar eclipses  Search this

North Carolina  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_12981