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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 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

Slipher, V. M., V. M. Slipher to Edwin Hubble, December 10, 1927, on committee meeting reports and surveys, 1927-12-10

Slipher referring to a letter from Dr. Dugan about preparing a report for the New Haven meeting of the Committee on Nebulae and Star Clusters, and…

Tags: committee, Edwin Hubble, galaxies, galaxy, Nebula, nebulae, Raymond Smith Dugan, survey, V.M. Slipher

Slipher, V. M., V. M. Slipher to Edwin Hubble, December 10, 1927, on Committee on Nebulae and Star Cluster work and meetings, 1927-12-10

Slipher enclosed a letter to the committee and apologizing for the significant delay on the work on nebula and star cluster investigation, with…

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

Slipher, V. M., V. M. Slipher to Edwin Hubble, May 8, 1926, on sub-committees and work assignments, 1926-05-08

Slipher recounts to Hubble that, as Hubble knows, the Commission on Nebulae and Clusters meeting in Cambridge did not turn out ideally but…

Tags: Edwin Francis Carpenter, Edwin Hubble, galaxies, galaxy, Harold Knox-Shaw, John H. Reynolds, Nebula, nebulae, V.M. Slipher

Slipher, V. M., V. M. Slipher to Edwin Hubble, May 22, 1925, on adding sub-committees to the Commission of Nebulae and Clusters, 1925-05-22

Slipher suggests a number of sub-committees to the Commission of Nebulae and Clusters, especially in the light of creating a Commission of Clusters…

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