2 papers
astro-ph.IM2019
Astro2020 State of the Profession White Paper: Astronomy's Archival Materials
James Lattis, Wayne Osborn, Jennifer Lynn Bartlett +7
We argue that it is essential that the Astro2020 survey of the present state of American astronomy and the recommendations for the next decade address the issue of ensuring preserv…
physics.hist-ph2016
The Scientific and Historical Value of Annotations on Astronomical Photographic Plates
Sara J. Schechner, David H. Sliski
The application of photography to astronomy was a critical step in the development of astrophysics at the end of the nineteenth century. Using custom-built photographic telescopes…