Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds

Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds
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TitleYerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds
ViewRotating Arc 52:1198 (2008-003)
SeriesVI: Yerkes Observatory
DescriptionPhysicist Henry Crew's "Rotating Arc" which employed rotating electrodes to measure the wave length of a magnesium line.
Subject TermsCrew, Henry, 1859-1953 | Physicists | Magnesium--Spectra | Measuring instruments | Stars
Photograph Dateca. 1902
Physical FormatGlass plate negatives; 19.4 x 24.8 cm
Location373 West Geneva Street | Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Campus GridY01
CollectionArchival Photographic Files
RepositoryUniversity of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
Image Identifierapf6-00913

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