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

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Title

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

Subject

Hubble, Edwin
Slipher, V. M.
Astronomy
Grant
New planet

Description

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 question, that there was no need to be concerned with initial overhead or cost, continuity and not duplicating work, and uniform surveys of space contributed greatly to astronomical knowledge.

Creator

Hubble, Edwin

Date

1937-05-28

Rights

This object is property of the Lowell Observatory Archives. Any public use requires the written permission of the Lowell Observatory Archives. Contact us at http://www2.lowell.edu/Research/library/

Format

Typed letter

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

Slipher_Hubble_035

Files

Collection

Reference

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

Cite As

Hubble, Edwin, “Edwin Hubble to American Philosophical Society Committee on Grants-in-Aid, May 28, 1937, on Slipher's search for a new planet,” Lowell Observatory Archives, accessed May 3, 2024, https://collectionslowellobservatory.omeka.net/items/show/993.