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Slipher Family Home, Unknown, 1915 ca.

Photo of the Slipher family home in Mulberry, Indiana with two vehicles and an unknown woman in front.

Tags: E.C. Slipher, V.M. Slipher

Slipher, V. M., V. M. Slipher and wife to Grace Hubble, September 29, 1953, on Edwin Hubble's death, 1953-09-29

Mr. and Mrs. Slipher send Grace Hubble, Edwin Hubble's wife, a quick letter of sympathy for the loss of her husband, also mourning his loss.

Tags: death, Edwin Hubble, loss, sympathy, V.M. Slipher

Slipher, V. M., V. M. Slipher to Edwin Hubble, March 20, 1953, on use of slides and spectra about nebulae for lecture, 1953-03-20

Slipher expresses interest at Hubble giving the Darwin Lecture, especially on the Red Shift and velocities of nebulae. He agreed to share his slides…

Tags: Astronomy, Edwin Hubble, galaxies, galaxy, Nebula, nebulae, Red Shift, V.M. Slipher, velocity

Slipher, V. M., V. M. Slipher to Edwin Hubble, September 3, 1952, on a recent publication and a Lampland memorial publication, 1952-09-03

Slipher wrote to Hubble after seeing Hubble's release of a publication regarding publishing Lampland's nebulae photos, requesting further thoughts on…

Tags: Astronomy, C. O. Lampland, Carl Otto Lampland, Edwin Hubble, galaxies, galaxy, Nebula, nebulae, V.M. Slipher

Slipher, V. M., V. M. Slipher notes on nebulae rotation and nearer edges, Undated

A draft and notes by Slipher on nebula rotation and the notion of the darker edge of spirals being closer.

Tags: Astronomy, Edwin Hubble, galaxies, galaxy, Nebula, nebulae, rotation, V.M. Slipher

Slipher, V. M., V. M. Slipher to Edwin Hubble on publishing a paper about requesting use of Mt. Wilson nebulae photographs, Undated., Undated

Slipher wrote to Hubble to request use of Mount Wilson's photographs of nebulae for an article on lenticular spirals and his theory that the darker…

Tags: Astronomy, Edwin Hubble, galaxies, galaxy, Nebula, nebulae, rotation, V.M. Slipher

Slipher, V. M., V. M. Slipher to Edwin Hubble, September 7, 1942, on Hubble's manuscript draft and multiple interpretations, 1942-09-07

Slipher thanks Hubble for sending him the draft of his paper on nebulae rotation and describes how he left some notes in soft pencil that Hubble could…

Tags: Astronomy, Edwin Hubble, galaxies, galaxy, Nebula, nebulae, rotation, spectrograph, V.M. Slipher, velocity

Slipher, V. M., V. M. Slipher top Edwin Hubble, July 30, 1940, in response to Hubble's catalog of spectrographic images, 1940-07-30

Slipher states he will supply the images and information that Hubble has asked for but asks for a call to discuss a due date that he can send them by.…

Tags: Edwin Hubble, spectrograph, V.M. Slipher

Slipher, V. M., V. M. Slipher to Edwin Hubble, June 1, 1937, on the American Philosophical Society Grant and congratulations, 1937-06-01

Slipher wrote to Hubble to thank him for his recent letter and his assistance with the American Philosophical Society grant for a new planet search.…

Tags: appointment, Edwin Hubble, grant, new planet, V.M. Slipher

Slipher, V. M., V. M. Slipher to Edwin Hubble, August 4, 1932, on his spectrographic observations, 1932-08-04

Slipher, in response to Hubble's query, confirms that he has been using a spectrograph to observe nebula rotation and velocity but had to change out…

Tags: Edwin Hubble, galaxies, galaxy, Nebula, nebulae, spectrograph, V.M. Slipher, velocity