Author:

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory  Search this

Subject:

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory  Search this

Physical description:

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print

Type:

Photographic print

Exterior

Place:

Massachusetts

Date:

c. 1960s

Category:

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes:

There is additional information about the Central Bureau for Satellite Geodesy and the Central Telegram Bureau on the fact sheet attached to the original photograph.

Summary:

Space Science Building of Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Located at 60 Garden Street, is headquarters for SAO's international observing stations, center for the Central Bureau for Satellite Geodesy and the Central Telegram Bureau of the International Astronomical Union. Among the laboratories located in Cambridge are those for the analysis of meteorites, for spectral measurements of atoms and molecules, and for studies of planetary atmospheres.

Contained within:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 108, Box 2, Folder 5

Contact information:

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

Topic:

Space Science Building  Search this

Cambridge, MA  Search this

Central Telegram Bureau of the International Astronomical Union  Search this

Central Bureau for Satellite Geodesy (SAO)  Search this

Observatories  Search this

Standard number:

2003-19528

Restrictions & Rights:

No restrictions

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_8338