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... Over the years many interesting things have happened at the Observatory. Here are just a few. One evening a five or six year old girl discovered Saturn on her own with a small telescope and rushed back inside to get a staff member to go back outside with her so he could see what she had done. Anothe ...
... Over the years many interesting things have happened at the Observatory. Here are just a few. One evening a five or six year old girl discovered Saturn on her own with a small telescope and rushed back inside to get a staff member to go back outside with her so he could see what she had done. Anothe ...
When we look at a neighboring galaxy (such as M31, the
... Japan this summer. This honor is bestowed on individuals who have distinguished themselves in meteoritics or in closely allied fields. Drew also received the 2008 Service Award, which honors members who have advanced the goals of the Society to promote research and education in meteoritics and plane ...
... Japan this summer. This honor is bestowed on individuals who have distinguished themselves in meteoritics or in closely allied fields. Drew also received the 2008 Service Award, which honors members who have advanced the goals of the Society to promote research and education in meteoritics and plane ...
Roger Putnam
Roger Lowell Putnam (December 19, 1893 - November 24, 1972) was an American politician and businessman. A member of the prominent Lowell family of Boston, he served as Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts, from 1937 until 1943, and as director of the Economic Stabilization Administration from 1951 until 1952. During his short tenure in federal office, the nation's steelworkers struck—leading President Harry S. Truman to seize the nation's steel mills.For 40 years, Putnam was also the sole trustee of the Lowell Observatory. During that time, he purchased three new telescopes for the observatory and was instrumental in pushing Lowell astronomers to search for Percival Lowell's theoretical ""Planet X""—which led to the discovery of Pluto in 1930.
