Observations, Elements of the Orbit and Emphemeris of Swift's Comet, 1892, and Pleiades, 1899
Orbit of Swift's comet observations regarding the elliptical plane
Collection area: History of Science
Collection dates: 1892-1899
Holograph observations by Milton Updegraff of Swift's Comet after its 1892 discovery. Includes 1898 chart of Trails of Leonid Meteors; also a section of observations of the stars in the Pleiades group, made from the Laws Observatory, University of Missouri, 1899.
Astronomer, professor, and director of the Observatory at the University of Missouri, 1890-1899.
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