Ten years’ work of a mountain observatory. Washington, D.C.” The Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1915. 8vo. The new heavens. New York and London: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1922. 8vo. The depths of the universe. New York and London: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1924. 8vo. Beyond the milky way. New York and London: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1926. 8vo. Signals from the stars. London: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1932. 8vo. Dedication of the Palomar Observatory and the Hale Telescope. Pasadena: Grabhorn Press for the California Institute of Technology, 1948. Folio.
New York and London: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1915; 1922; 1924; 1926; 1932; 1948. Six separate items. 8vo. and Folio. 1. 98, [1] pp.; 2. xv, [i], 88 pp.; 3. xv, [i], 98 pp.; 4. xv, [i], 105 pp.; 5. xx, [ii], 138 pp.; 6. 33, [3] pp. 1. Frontispiece plus 65 text illustrations. Presentation copy from the author to Dr. W.G. Morgan dated Sept. 29, 1915.
2. With 41 text illustrations. Original printed front wrapper and spine bound in. Bookplate of Owen Gingerich.
3. With 44 text drawings or photographic illustrations. Original dust jacket. Presentation copy from the author to his “old friend” H. H. Donaldson, and with the bookplate of the Library of the Wistar Institute.
4. With 43 photographic illustrations in the text. Original dust jacket.
5. With 56 text illustrations. Bookplate of Owen Gingerich. Second edition.
6. Title in red and black. Original wrappers, label on the front cover. Item #19970
Six separate items. An American solar astronomer, Hale (1868-1938) is best known for his discovery of magnetic fields in sunspots, and as the leader and key figure in the planning or construction of several world-leading telescopes. His books treat the possibilities of using larger and larger telescopes, including problems involved in building such instruments; on the radiant drama constantly in progress in the sun’s atmosphere; on how explosions in the sun may alter the magnetic field of the earth, cause auroras, and affect radio transmissions. His intention in publishing the books is to relate the advances made by him and his associates, always within the context of both current and historical research. Parts of these books were previously printed in Scribner’s Magazine and Nature. All are well-illustrated with excellent photographs and diagrams.
Hale founded the Mount Wilson Observatory in 1904 under the auspices of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. He initially used the 40-inch Solar Telescope which he brought from the Yerkes Observatory in southern Wisconsin. His main focus was always studies of the sun. Later Hale brought in the 60-inch reflecting telescope, the 100-inch Hooker reflecting telescope and finally the 200-inch reflecting telescope at Palomar Observatory. These were used to understand the physical processes that took place in the Sun and other more distant stars.
Also offered here is the publication created for the dedication of the Palomar Observatory on June 3, 1948. The text offers a glimpse into the impressive equipment there, the costs thereof, and the immense possibilities that might be achieved by the newest telescope created for the Observatory.
Price: $850.00