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Boyden Station of Harvard Observatory,1890s

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Title: Boyden Station of Harvard Observatory,1890s

Caption: The Boyden Station of Harvard Observatory was founded in 1889 at Mount Harvard near Lima, Peru. It was relocated to Arequipa, Peru in October 1890. It was named after Uriah A. Boyden, who in 1879 left in his will $238,000 to Harvard Observatory to be used for astronomical purposes. Significant work done at Arequipa include the discovery of Phoebe by William Henry Pickering using photographic plates captured with the 24 in Bruce Astrograph. In 1927, the observatory was moved to its present location in South Africa. The Henry Draper Memorial by Annie Jump Cannon, 1915. No photographer credited, 1890s (cropped and cleaned).

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Image size: 4800 × 3387 px | 46.5 MB

Print size: 40.6 × 28.7 cm | 1889.8 × 1333.5 in (300 dpi)

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