https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/36118/archive/files/763cff672cbd7db48a3e9963783fe150.pdf?Expires=1784764800&Signature=CfV8yj7zkISBfxhAPVIyHY3%7E-O8lqEIoP%7ET6SSEzjUwgme-R536C603LNFDNgTHxhLUgiFQeX5uBCyu-qZ2%7EF-3nheVaG%7EZuEM2zIulLG-Idcu7MtKW2S1B85n0mwdEAEphC6yqvR47bmbp1rpaF8u15XZezOTou-VIiNBnTmAQNdgL8WVE4e56aYr-J2jgM7tej-3yTz7X%7EJQ3en-4wLc02j6HfpLjycs1zbjMBwMxcfbIc3WvduCtU8lWtnIWSHiuBmje%7ERsiLoOtRdqFvRijQb0VXp4rybabbKhLyHjpgD6ETVTsNxDgZY8tsiOxOWf%7EJiREi5s0dR6U3mZeLDg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 21f4228f39f5d5644c2a0a1426f072d4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource E.C. Slipher Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Slipher, E.C. Subject The topic of the resource Slipher, Earl Carl Description An account of the resource This collection contains material created by Lowell Observatory astronomer E.C. Slipher (1883-1964). He began his higher education at Indiana University, where he received his B.A. degree in 1906 and his M.A. degree in 1908. He earned this M.A. through the Laurence Fellowship, which allowed him to work toward his master's degree at Lowell Observatory from 1906 to 1908. He received honorary LL.D degrees from the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University in 1960. Slipher began his lifelong career as a planetary astronomer in 1907 when he observed Mars during an expedition to the Andes led by David Todd and supported by Percival Lowell. He became an astronomer at Lowell Observatory in 1908. At this institution, he became one of the first people to use multiple image printing, in which several images taken in close succession are superimposed onto one photographic plate in order to improve the information content in any given picture. In 1918, he became one of the first people to standardize his photographic plates for photometric measures, a procedure which is now universally used. In 1939, 1954 and 1956, Slipher led expeditions to the Lamont-Hussey Observatory at Bloemfontein, South Africa in order to observe Mars while it was in opposition. He was also instrumental in organizing the International Mars Committee (1954), which was designed to coordinate observatories around the world in order to observe Mars continuously for several months before and after an opposition. In 1960, Slipher headed a United States Air Force project designed to update the techniques used to observe Mars. Slipher was also the acting director of Lowell Observatory from January 3rd, 1957 until September 1958. Slipher did not, however, limit his activities to the confines of Lowell Observatory. He was the mayor of Flagstaff (1918-1920), a Flagstaff city council member (1917), a State Legislature member (from which position he resigned in 1933), and a member of the Flagstaff draft board (1940-1945). He died in Flagstaff, Arizona on August 7, 1964 at the age of 81. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1885-1969 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Formulas and a List of Astronomers and Scientists Subject The topic of the resource Formulas Astronomers Scientists Description An account of the resource Formulas and a List of Astronomers and Scientists, 1939. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Slipher, E. C. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1939 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This object is 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 The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Handwritten document Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ECS_WP_B14_F20