Warner, Deborah Jean. 2012. "Casella and Phillips' Maximum Thermometers for Meteorology and Medicine." Bulletin of the Scientific Instrument Society, 115 36–38.
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Physical Sciences Search this
Extent:
0.3 Cubic feet (1 box, 1 oversized folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Notebooks
Photographs
Lecture notes
Date:
1846-1884
Summary:
The collection documents Lewis M. Rutherfurd's work related to astronomy.
Scope and Contents:
The collection includes two papers by Rutherfurd published in the American Journal of Science, lecture notes apparently used by Rutherfurd in teaching, and two letters from Benjamin A. Gould, an astronomer and close friend of Rutherfurd's, as well as a draft letter of Rutherfurd to the editors of the American Journal of Science and Art. Most of the collection is comprised of notebooks and loose notes in which Rutherfurd recorded his observations, calculations and designs relating to his professional activities. Two bound notebooks record observations of stars, planets and comets by telescope in 1846-1849 and 1859-1861. Other papers loose and less formally recorded on astronomical observations and the design and calibration of cameras and spectroscopes used by Rutherfurd, cover the period 1858-1874. A number of photographs of the moon and other subjects related to his work are also included.
Biographical / Historical:
Lewis Morris Rutherfurd (1816-1892), a native of New York, was a member of a prominent family and financially independent enough to permit his pursuit of scientific interests. After graduation from Williams College he practiced law for 10 years before devoting himself to amateur astronomy. Rutherfurd designed and made his own instruments for photography and spectroscopy in astronomical observations, often only demonstrating their capabilities before making them available to other scientists. A member of the National Academy of Sciences and numerous professional societies, Rutherfurd was awarded the Rumford Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1874 for his "improvements in the processes and methods of Astronomical Photography."
Provenance:
Collection donated by Dr. David Schmidling, November 13, 1989.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Melvin Kranzberg Papers, 1934-1988, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Warner, Deborah Jean. 2002. [Book review] "Elizabethan instrument makers: The origins of the London trade in precision instrument makers." Technology and Culture, 43, (2), 412–413. https://doi.org/10.1353/tech.2002.0096.
Warner, Deborah Jean. 2003. [Book review] "Celestial treasury: From the music of the spheres to the conquest of space." Isis, 94, (1), 117. https://doi.org/10.1086/376105.
Warner, Deborah Jean. 1985. [Book review] "At the Sign of the Compass and Quadrant - the Life and Times of Anthony Lamb. Silvio A. Bedini." Isis, 76, (1 (281)), 128–129. https://doi.org/10.1086/353791.
Collection documents Robert Studebaker, inventor of the LaserPlane, the first modern alternative to the liquid level. The first model was introduced in 1965.
Arrangement:
Divided into 3 series: (1) Original videos; (2) Master videos; (3) Reference videos.
Related Archival Materials:
LaserPlane models located in NMAH Division of Science, Medicine and Society (now Division of Medicine and Science).
Provenance:
Created by the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, National Museum of American History, 1998.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the original videos are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.Collection is open for research.
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. Search this
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Moving Images [174751165]
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the original videos are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Museum holds rights. Signed release on file.
Collection Citation:
Robert Studebaker Oral History, 1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the original videos are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Museum holds rights. Signed release on file.
Collection Citation:
Robert Studebaker Oral History, 1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the original videos are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Museum holds rights. Signed release on file.
Collection Citation:
Robert Studebaker Oral History, 1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Treasures of the Dresden Kunstkammer, the Geometry of Power / the Power of Geometry: Mathematical Instruments and Princely Mechanical Devices from around 1600
Warner, Deborah Jean. 2008. [Book review] "Treasures of the Dresden Kunstkammer, the Geometry of Power / the Power of Geometry: Mathematical Instruments and Princely Mechanical Devices from around 1600." Journal for the History of Astronomy, 39, (3), 414–415. https://doi.org/10.1177/002182860803900315.
Warner, Deborah Jean. 2009. [Book review] "Raising Cane in the 'Glades. The Global Sugar Trade and the Transformation of Florida." Technology and Culture, 50, (4), 926–927. https://doi.org/10.1353/tech.0.0376.
Warner, Deborah Jean. 2002. "Political Geodesy: the Army, the Air Force, and the World Geodetic System of 1960." Annals of Science, 59, (4) 363–389. https://doi.org/10.1080/0003790110044756.
Fortune, Brandon Brame and Warner, Deborah Jean. 1999. Franklin & His Friends: Portraying the Man of Science in Eighteenth-Century America. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in association with the University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia.
