Word: shapley
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...star which may prove to be the most important stellar outburst ever witnessed is growing steadily brighter and of increasing importance, according to a report issued yesterday by Dr. Harlow Shapley, director of the Observatory, as the result of observations received from several American observatories. This star, which is called Nova Herculis 1934, was discovered in England last Friday by an amateur astronomer...
...counting stars at the rate of 5,000 each day and have now completed almost half their task of classifying the estimated 10,000,000 stars of the thirteenth magnitude and above. The whole project is under the direction of Bartholomeus J. Bok, Assistant Professor of Astronomy, and Harlow Shapley, Paine Professor of Practical Astronomy...
...dates, titles, and speakers for the lectures are as follows: October 22, "Atoms," Donald H. Menzel, assistant professor of Astronomy; October 24, "Planets," Dr. Gabriel G. Gillie; October 30, "Stars," Dr. Cecilia PayneGaposchin, research associate; and November 1, "Galaxies," Harlow Shapley, Paine Professor of Practical Astronomy...
...Ladd '38, W. P. Lester '38, E. Levens '38, R. S. Levy '38, E. W. Meisenhelder, 3rd '38, B. Michael GB, J. L. Morrison '38, A. M. Nittle '36, O. Paul '38, R. S. Play-fair '36, D. Rhodes '38, H. A. Robinson '38, I. Romanow '37, W. H. Shapley '38, R. W. Snyder '38, A. Steinberg '38, W. P. Swett '38, L. B. Wheildon '36, P. White...
Convention, the need for well-balanced programs, "pull," and the seeming necessity of a pageant of notables, are the four elements which have undermined the impartial grounds on which these awards are made. There are always the easy choices such as Douglas, Cross, and Shapley last year, and probably Lowell, Lippmann, and Hillyer this year, but after these selections the other considerations seem to reign supreme. The usual call for diplomats last year resulted in the choice of the French Ambassador, undoubtedly a distinguished man, but his chances for distinction in this country had begun just a few weeks previously...