Capturing the Stars: Early 20th Century Astronomical Photography and the Material Legacy of Yerkes Observatory
Babnigg, Daniel; Escapa, Isaiah; Glusman, Rowen; Sait, Aafia; Kovach-Fuentes, Rachel; Kron, Richard G. ; Palmieri, Kristine; Twiss-Brooks, Andrea
2022

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Presented at the 2022 History of Science Society conference, the poster features the labor being done at Yerkes Observatory in the early 20th century. It features the specific tasks of observing and astronomy, focusing on the women of Yerkes, and the ongoing research into this topic.

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Title
Capturing the Stars: Early 20th Century Astronomical Photography and the Material Legacy of Yerkes Observatory
Author
Babnigg, Daniel : University of Chicago
Escapa, Isaiah : University of Chicago : (0000-0003-0896-8502)
Glusman, Rowen : University of Chicago : (0000-0001-9816-0878)
Sait, Aafia : University of Chicago
Kovach-Fuentes, Rachel : University of Chicago
Kron, Richard G. : University of Chicago : (0000-0003-2643-7924)
Palmieri, Kristine : University of Chicago : (0000-0002-2165-7082)
Twiss-Brooks, Andrea : University of Chicago : (0000-0003-1868-2794)
Contributor
Boegen, Lauren : University of Chicago : (0000-0001-5701-6191)
Content Type
Presentation
Media Type
Poster
Meeting Name
2022 History of Science Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, History of Science Society
Keywords
Digital Object Identifier
https://doi.org/10.6082/uchicago.5077
Funding Information
National Science Foundation, EAGER: Capturing the Stars: Exploring Digitization of Photographic Glass Plates for Scientific Analysis, AST-2101781
University of Chicago Women's Board, Capturing the Stars: EarlyTwentieth Century Astronomical Photography and the Untold History of Women at Yerkes Observatory
University of Chicago College Innovation Fund
University of Chicago Institute on the Formation of Knowledge
Publication Date
2022-11-18
Language
English
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Centers and Institutes > Institute for the Formation of Knowledge
Physical Sciences Division > Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Record Created
2022-11-22

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