Archives on astronomy from the 1950s
Erik H{\o}g
TL;DR
This paper catalogs 1950s astronomical archives from 15 observatories, providing detailed lists and public links, with plans to preserve and share these archives at the Danish National Archives.
Contribution
It offers the first comprehensive overview of 1950s astronomical archives, including links and preservation plans, filling a gap in historical astronomical data.
Findings
Most observatories lack archives from the 1950s
Public links to archives are provided
Plans for archiving at the Danish National Archives
Abstract
Information on archives from the 1950s of 15 astronomical observatories is provided beginning with a list of correspondence and other information related to astronomy of the Copenhagen University Observatory in the 1950s. The Appendix contains information from the 14 other observatories about their archives from those years, most of them having no archive at all. Public links are given to most of the files. - Print of the present list and the Danish astronomy archive itself will be placed at the Rigsarkivet, the Danish National Archives.
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Taxonomy
TopicsHistory and Developments in Astronomy · Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation · Historical Geography and Cartography