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Slipher, V. M., Comments on Above Suggested General Catalogue of Nebulae by V. M. Slipher, undated, Undated

List of four comments and suggestions by V. M. Slipher, likely regarding Edwin Hubble's manuscript sent some time prior. Several suggestions are…

Tags: galaxies, galaxy, Nebula, nebulae, V.M. Slipher

Hubble, Edwin, Edwin Hubble telegram to V. M. Slipher regarding travel plan, undated, Undated

A telegram from Hubble to Slipher mentioning that Hubble would be passing through Flagstaff and would like to connect. Contains handwritten response…

Tags: Edwin Hubble, V.M. Slipher

Hubble, Edwin, Edwin Hubble telegram to V. M. Slipher, November 26, 1926, arrival in Flagstaff, 1926-11-26

A quick telegram from Hubble, informing Slipher of his coming arrival in Flagstaff and asking if it is convenient.

Tags: Edwin Hubble, telegram, travel, V.M. Slipher

Hubble, Edwin, Edwin Hubble to American Philosophical Society Committee on Grants-in-Aid, May 28, 1937, on Slipher's search for a new planet, 1937-05-28

This is the copy of the letter Hubble sent in for the grant to search for a new planet. He emphasized that it would answer an important, ongoing…

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

Hubble, Edwin, Edwin Hubble to V. M. Slipher in response to questions about Nebulae, undated, Undated

Hubble describes an addition he made to Mr. Hale's contribution on nebulae to an unspecified source. Hubble also indicates he is beginning a program…

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

Hubble, Edwin, Edwin Hubble to V. M. Slipher, April 11, 1930, on nebulae velocity results, 1930-04-11

Hubble requests that Slipher send his unpublished values on radical velocity of extra-galactic nebulae so he can compare them to general results he…

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

Hubble, Edwin, Edwin Hubble to V. M. Slipher, August 2, 1940, on the requested spectrographs and related work, 1940-08-02

Hubble relates to Slipher that there is no rush to deliver the images and data as they are imposing on Slipher. He also relates that they are…

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

Hubble, Edwin, Edwin Hubble to V. M. Slipher, December 20, 1924, in response to Slipher's request for information, 1924-12-20

Hubble responds to Slipher's request for information from earlier that month by giving a quick, rough sketch of what has been happening, such as the…

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

Hubble, Edwin, Edwin Hubble to V. M. Slipher, December 20, 1927, on current work related to nebulae and star clusters, 1927-12-20

Hubble answers Slipher's question from his December tenth (10th) letter as to how his work is progressing by describing some of his findings and…

Tags: Edwin Hubble, galaxies, galaxy, Heber Doust Curtis, Knut Lundmark, Nebula, nebulae, V.M. Slipher

Hubble, Edwin, Edwin Hubble to V. M. Slipher, February 9, 1924, on unclassified nebulae and institutional establishment, 1924-02-09

Hubble sent Slipher a memorandum with the letter to pass on to the Committee on Nebulae at the International Astronomy Union, regarding a proposal for…

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