Object Details
- Description
- C. A. Robert Lundin (1880-1962) took charge of the optical department of Alvan Clark & Sons in 1915, established his own telescope firm in 1929, and became head of Warner & Swasey’s new optical shop in 1933. His honors included fellowships in the Royal Astronomical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
- This snapshot shows Lundin examining one element of the objective lens of the 24-inch refracting telescope that was built by John A. Brashear and installed at Swarthmore College in 1911. A paper label on the back reads: “1941 January 14 C. A. Robert Lundin and flint component of Sproul Objective.”
- Ref: John W. Briggs and Donald E. Osterbrock, “The Challenges and Frustrations of a Veteran Astronomical Optician: Robert Lundin, 1880-1962,” Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage 1 (1988): 93-103.
- John A. Miller, “The Sproul Observatory of Swarthmore College,” Popular Astronomy 21 (1913): 253-262.
- The Sproul Observatory of Swarthmore College. History and Description (Swarthmore, 1948).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Swarthmore College
- 1941
- ID Number
- 1986.0667.03
- catalog number
- 1986.0667.03
- accession number
- 1986.0667
- Object Name
- photograph
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 1/4 in x 4 3/4 in; 13.335 cm x 12.065 cm
- overall: 5 3/8 in x 4 3/4 in; 13.6525 cm x 12.065 cm
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- Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
- Science & Mathematics
- Prints from the Physical Sciences Collection
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Astronomy
- Record ID
- nmah_1452007
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-f18e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
