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Telltale Band. Most important was proof that organic (carbon-hydrogen) compounds probably exist on Mars. Dr. William Sinton of the Smithsonian Institution started with the fact that compounds containing carbon, when joined to hydrogen, absorb infra-red radiation with a wave length of 3.46 microns. His first step was to look for this absorption band in infra-red light reflected from dry leaves, lichens and mosses, which are made almost entirely of carbon-hydrogen compounds. It showed up strongly...
...College Observatory will hold an Open Night on July 22 at 8:15 p.m. Observatory officials revealed last week. Dr. John S. Rinehart, Assistant Director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory will discuss "Meteorites...
Hynek, who is a visiting lecturer on General Education and assistant director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory here, announced that the first of the special $100,000 Schmidt cameras for the stations are now being completed and that as they are delivered the stations will go into operation...
...backed up by Fred L. Whipple, professor of Astronomy and Director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, who added that "we do not need any break-throughs in basic science to achieve our goal...
John P. Hagen, director of the artificial satellite program at the Naval Research Laboratory, will be the principal speaker. The panel will include Fred L. Whipple, professor of Astronomy and director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, who will give a general introduction to the possibility of space travel...