Identifier: astrophysicaljou09ameruoft (find matches)
Title: The Astrophysical journal
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: American Astronomical Society University of Chicago
Subjects: Astrophysics Spectrum analysis
Publisher: (Chicago) Published by the University of Chicago Press for the American Astronomical Society
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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goin the Department of Mathematics, Astronomy and Physics. Aftercompleting the necessary preliminary work in Chicago, students whodesire to devote special attention to observational astronomy or toastrophysics are admitted to the Yerkes Observatory at Lake Geneva,where they are given every possible facility. In addition to pursuingthe courses of instruction enumerated in ihe. Annual Regisler oi theUniversity of Chicago, students at the Observatory may take part inthe regular work of research. As soon as they have had sufficient pre-liminary training they are encouraged to undertake original investiga-tions of their own. VOLUNTEER RESEARCH ASSISTANTS. It may not infrequently be the case that students who have takenhigher degrees in astronomy, astrophysics, or physics, or have pursuedadvanced studies in these subjects at the University of Chicago orsome other institution, will find it to their advantage to spend sometime at the Yerkes Observatory, in order to familiarize themselves with
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~ _ u X OJ o- _ ^ V > X -^ — _ u aj ^ 3 w» r— ^ H) Cri •- 4 - U MINOR CONTRIBUTIONS AND NOT/CS 273 its work. To meet this need the position of Volunteer Research Assist-ant has been established. Those who are appointed to this positionare expected to carry on such work as may be assigned to them duringtheir connection with the Observatory. They receive no pay for theirservices, but are given every reasonable opportunity to becomeacquainted with the investigations in progress, and in some cases toconduct researches of their own. During the summer of 1898 Dr.Frank Schlesinger, Ph.D. (Coluuibia University), Mr. J. A. Parkhurst,S.B. (Private Observatory, Marengo, 111.), and Mr. A. L. Colton, M.A.(University of Michigan, recently assistant at the Lick Observatory),held positions at the Yerkes Observatory as Volunteer Research Assist-ants. Dr. Schlesinger aided in the measurement and reduction ofphotographs of stellar spectra, and carried out an independent inves-tigation of the s

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