Nature and the Environment
Identifier: nature-environment
Collections that deal with issue of nature, the environment, environmentalism, sustainability, or the natural landscape.
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George C. Shattuck Observatory records
Collection
Identifier: DA-9
DA-9
Date(s):
1827 to 2023
Abstract
Construction of the observatory at Dartmouth College was made possible by a gift from Dr. George C. Shattuck, Class of 1803, in 1852. Although the intended use of the observatory was for observations and instruction in astronomy, Professor Ira Young also convinced Dr. Shattuck to provide for additional equipment which would make the building useful for courses in natural philosophy and meteorology as well. Young began sending meteorological observations to the Smithsonian in the fall of...