Blueprints and Drawings

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Title

Blueprints and Drawings

Subject

Blueprints
Drawings
Buildings
Telescopes

Description

Blueprints, drawings, and plans for Lowell Observatory buildings, houses, and telescopes.

Creator

Various

Date

1908 - 1975

Rights

Property of the Lowell Observatory Archives. Any public use requires the written permission of the Lowell Observatory Archives. Contact us at archives@lowell.edu

Format

Blueprint
Drawing

Language

English

Type

Image

Collection Items

Polar Axis Mounting for 40-inch Reflector
Blueprint for the polar axis mounting on the 40-inch (42-inch) reflector telescope, 1908

Sketch of proposed "A" frame solar collector for heating 42-inch  Hall Telescope living quarters
Sketch of proposed "A" frame solar collector for heating 42-inch Hall Telescope living quarters, 1975

Floor plan for the Lowell Observatory Library/Rotunda
Drawing of the floor plan for the Lowell Observatory library, which at one time was located in the Rotunda of the Slipher Building.

Pacific Ready-Cut Homes
Documents and blueprints for Pacific Ready-Cut Homes. This home was located on the Lowell Observatory grounds from 1924 to 2020. https://asignalfrommars.wordpress.com/2020/11/

1.1-meter (42-inch) Hall Telescope Dome
Drawing of the dome that houses the 42-inch John Hall Telescopehttps://lowell.edu/research/research-facilities/1-1-meter-hall/

Slipher (Administration) Building
Blueprint of Lowell Observatory's Slipher Building

Slipher (Administration) Building
Slipher Building roof plan and end elevation. Sheet #2

Slipher (Administration) Building
Floor plan, front elevation, and balcony plan for the Slipher Building. Sheet #1
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