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...small bite of its bright disk already nibbled away by the moon. Early risers, on roofs or in parks, had a perfect view of totality, with all the weird effects that they had been reading about. But the scientists were taking no chances. One group, led by Dr. Donald Menzel, head of the Harvard College Observatory, took spectroscopic motion pictures from a high-flying Stratocruiser. A task force from the University of Chicago pictured the sun's glowing corona with a photoelectric scanning device more sensitive than any eye or photographic film...
...conjunction with Menzel's appointment it was disclosed that the Corporation has provided a sum of $150,000 for the modernization of the Agassiz observatory and a like sum for improvements at the Cambridge site. Plans call for erection of a modern office building on the site formerly occupied by the original frame building in Cambridge...
...Menzel is noted for his research in solar activitly and was the first to determine that the nuclei of planetary nebulae are white dwarf stars. His studies of solar eclipses led him to develop and install the first coronagraph in America...
Much public attention has been given to Menzel's popular book, "Flying Saucers," in which he debunks the spatial objects, saying that the American public is "being exploited by those who wish to keep up the illusion of interplanetary space travel...
...Menzel, 52 years old, is a native of Florence, Ohio, and a graduate of the University of Denver. He joined the Astronomy Department in 1932 and became a full professor in 1938. Since 1946 he has been associate director for Solar Research...