Reading Nature, Observing Science: Examining Material Practices in the Lick Observatory Archives and Kenneth S. Norris PapersMain MenuIntroduction to the Lick Observatory ArchivesThe Lick Observatory: Imaging the CosmosThe Lick Observatory: Eclipse ExpeditionsEclipse Intro page (first in a path)Introduction to Kenneth S. Norris PapersKenneth S. Norris Papers: Natural History in PracticeKenneth S. Norris Papers: Pedagogy and ConservationConnections: In Relation to NatureThese images demonstrate the different constructions of nature in the two archivesConnections: Materials of ObservationVisualization of the ConnectionsVisualizes the connections between all the contentReading Nature, Observing ScienceCaptions and information for the cases of objects on display at UCSC Special CollectionsAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6Christine Turkb279a3dcf419860f915007f04f08e6fc0f8662ceDanielle Crawford22ce6a14f83c9ff73c3545a665951a092258f08e
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12016-06-02T20:23:03-07:00Christine Turkb279a3dcf419860f915007f04f08e6fc0f8662ce"Astronomical Photography and Some of Its Merits," Charles Perrine, circa 1890s.1Perrine discusses the exposure time necessary for making images of nebulae, as well as the difficulty of capturing their light and the details of their structures.media/Perrine_copybook_295.jpgplain2016-06-02T20:23:03-07:0020160525121653+0000Christine Turkb279a3dcf419860f915007f04f08e6fc0f8662ce
1media/UA36/UA36_Bx463B_andromeda1894.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:56-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Andromeda Nebula, photographed by Edward Barnard, 1894.1Professor Edward Barnard produced most of the Lick's early photographic images. He used the type of lens typically used to make portraits, along with a 6.5" telescope, to create this image. N.B.: This is now known as the Andromeda Galaxy. Astronomers were not yet certain that nebulae and galaxies are different kinds of celestial bodies. See introductory note for more information.media/UA36/UA36_Bx463B_andromeda1894.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:56-07:001894Lick ObservatoryE.E. BarnardCraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
1media/UA36/UA36_Bx463B_spiral1899.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:56-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Great Spiral Nebula, photographed by Earl Rosse, 1899.1This is a four-hour exposure of the Great Spiral Nebula using the Crossley telescope. N.B.: This is now known as the Whirlpool Galaxy. Astronomers were not yet certain that nebulae and galaxies are different kinds of celestial bodies. See introductory note for more information.media/UA36/UA36_Bx463B_spiral1899.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:56-07:001899Lick ObservatoryCraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490