Griffith Observer: 1960/1964/1965: 19 Editions

Griffith Observer: 1960/1964/1965: 19 Editions

Conditions range from used to good. These came from a gentlemen who volunteered at the observatory for over 20 years!

Issues:

- Vol. XX
IV, No. 1 January 1960
- Vol.
XXIV, No. 2 February
1960
- Vol.
XXIV, No. 4 April
1960

- Vol.
XXIV, No. 5 May
1960
- Vol.
XXIV, No. 7 July
1960

- Vol.
XXIV, No. 8 August
1960
- Vol.
XXIV, No. 12 December
1960

- Vol. XXVIII, No. 1 January 1964
- Vol. XXVIII, No. 2 February 1964
- Vol. XXVIII, No. 4 April 1964

- Vol. XXVIII, No. 5 May 1964

- Vol. XXVIII, No. 6 June 1964

- Vol. XXVIII, No. 7 July 1964
- Vol. XXVIII, No. 10 October 1964

- Vol. XXIX, No. 1 January 1965
- Vol. XXIX, No. 8 August 1965

- Vol. XXIX, No. 9 September 1965

- Vol. XXIX, No. 10 October 1965

- Vol. XXIX, No. 11 November 1965

Established in 1937, the Griffith Observer is the Observatory’s own monthly magazine. The Griffith Observer contains popular articles on astronomy and information about activities and events at the Observatory.
Contains journals, calculations, graphs,
equations
, observatory images, conference proceedings and other published materials

Articles Included:

1960:

Norton, O. Richard
Optical Aberrations and the
Early Development of the
Telescope (Part 1 of 2) 1 1960
Galileo, aberration, satellite, Saturn,
optical, spherical, long focus, Hevelius,
chromatic, reflector, Newton
Norton, O. Richard
Aberrations and the Early
Development of the Telescope
(Part 2 of 2) 2 1960
Herschel, refractor, Uranus, Newton,
achromatic, Dolland, Lens, Foucault
Cleminshaw, C. H. Astrology 2 1960
astrology, Babylon, Ptolemy, cult,
pseudoscience, horoscope, zodiac Adams, W. S.
Address at the Dedication of the
Astronomers’ Monument at the
Griffith Observatory, Los
Angeles, November 25, 1934 4 1960 GO, monument, dedication
Richardson,
Robert S.
Efforts to Detect Life Beyond the
Earth 4 1960
life, alien, planet, stellar, model, frequency,
Ozma Anonymous
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the
Griffith Observatory and
Planetarium 5 1960 GO, anniversary, planetarium
Whitnall, Gordon
The Founding of Griffith
Observatory 5 1960 GO, Griffith
Wylie, Paul E.
A Study of the Foucault
Pendulum 5 1960
Foucault, pendulum, plane, motion, Earth,
rotation, Coriolis effect Cleminshaw, C. H.
The Coming Conjunction of
Jupiter and Saturn 7 1960 Saturn, Jupiter, observe, conjunction
Carothers, Jan
Reaves, Gibson
Umbral Lunar Eclipses - 1960
thru 2000 7 1960 Moon, eclipse, visible Los Angeles, umbral
Douglas, Bruce C. The Scale of the Solar System 7 1960
astronomical unit, size, solar system,
scale, geometry
Richardson,
Robert S. The Moons of Mars 8 1960 Mars, Phobos, Deimos, satellite
Mihalas, Dimitri
The World Calendar: Calendar
of Tomorrow 8 1960
calendar, sidereal, anomalistic, tropical,
ecliptic, precession DuBridge, Lee A. Adventures in Space 12 1960
atmosphere, space, gravity, weightless,
satellite, psychology, observation
Richardson,
Robert S.
December 23: Longest Day in
the Year 12 1960
long, day, December 23, annual, Sun,
daily, motion
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Index of Articles in the Griffith
Observer (Jan. 1955 - Dec.
1960) 12 1960 GO, index

1964:

- Sundials and Solar Geometry 1 1964 sun, dial, geometry, equatorial, create
Owendoff, Robert
S. Daytime Direction-Finding 1 1964
direction, day, stick, shadow, azimuth,
diagram, Eskimo
Marshall, Max S. Martian Microbes 2 1964
Mars, Pasteur, bacteria, microbe, possible
life
Richardson,
Robert S.
Outlook Dimmer for Life on
Mars 2 1964 Life, Mars, chance, alien
Richardson,
Robert S.
How NOT to have a Total Solar
Eclipse 2 1964 Sun, Moon, eclipse, total, equation
Cleminshaw, C. H. Triple Conjunctions 2 1964
observe, conjunction, Earth, sky, Jupiter
Saturn, Kepler
Richardson,
Robert S.
Venusians, Venerians or
Venustians 2 1964 Venus, life, name, Latin Hagar, Charles F. New Skies for Los Angeles 4 1964
planetarium, GO, Zeiss, new, instrument,
projector
Cleminshaw, C. H. Galileo’s Sky 4 1964 Galileo, Jupiter, Saturn, Polaris, Mars, sky
Wylie, Paul E.
Why Do People Study
Astronomy? 5 1964 Human, curiosity, Newton, interest, why
Richardson,
Robert S. The Martian Network 5 1964
Mars, steamship, canal, alien, life,
intelligent
author title mo year key words
Richardson,
Robert S.
The Five Books You Would
Take To Mars 5 1964
Mars, author, book, Shakespeare, Bible,
Tolstoy, Carroll
News release from
Caltech
The Most Way-Out Object Ever
Measured in the Universe 6 1964
quasar, quasi, wavelength, redshift, galaxy,
radio
Richardson,
Robert S. Another First for Mercury (?) 6 1964
Mercury, density, gravity, mass, size,
velocity
Snow, Gaylene Tektites are for the Birds!! 6 1964 tektite, bird, Kirkham, meteorite
News Release
from Caltech
New Temperature Measures On
Jupiter and Its Satellites 7 1964
Jupiter, Ganymede, Callisto, Palomar,
temperature, atmosphere
Cleminshaw, C. H.
Four Simple Seasonal Star
Maps 7 1964 star, map, constellation, observe, sky
Marhenke, Max W.
Behind the Scenes at the Griffith
Observatory 7 1964 GO Cleminshaw, C. H. John Goodricke 10 1964
Goodricke, Algol, binary, Delta, Cephei,
variable
News Release
from JPL Mariner Mars Spacecraft 10 1964
Mariner, spacecraft, Mars, probe,
atmosphere
Richardson,
Robert S.
Star or Planet or “Stellar
Companion” 10 1964 star, planet, Russell
Balogh, David A.
Amateur’s Telescope - Build it
or Buy it? 10 1964 amateur, telescope, refractor
Epstein, Lewis
Fairbanks, John Gravity Gradient Attitude Control 10 1964 satellite, attitude, spin, gravity, gradient

1965:

Oriti, Ronald A.
The Fireball of September 3,
1964 1 1965
fireball, meteor, Los Angeles, GO, bolide,
Orosi, California
- Comet News from Palomar 1 1965 comet, Carbon, contain, rare
News Release
from JPL Jupiter’s Magnetic Field 1 1965 Jupiter, magnetic, field, observe Hall, Leon The Tesla Coil 8 1965
Tesla, coil, GO, works, diagram, lightning,
exhibit
Cameron, Winifred
Sawtell
An Appeal for Observations of
the Moon 8 1965 observe, moon, NASA, amateur
-
Initial Scientific Interpretation of
Mariner IV Photography 9 1965 Mars, crater, Mariner, picture
News Release
from The Surface Temperature of 9 1965 Venus, temperature,
Caltech Venus surface, observe
News Release
from Smithsonian
Comet Break-ups Tied to
Structural Defects 9 1965 comet, break, up, defect, ice, snow
Oriti, Ronald A. Earthquakes 10 1965
earthquake, tsunami, intensity, volcano,
tectonic, wave, plutonic
Roth, James
Precision Globes of the Planet
Mars 10 1965 globe, Mars, map
Oriti, Ronald A. Dry Lakes and Meteorites 11 1965 lake, dry, meteorite, search
Oriti, Ronald A. The Lucerne Valley Aerolites 11 1965
Lucerne, meteorite,
aerolite, Lucerne
Cragg, Thomas A. Seeing 11 1965 seeing, telescope, atmosphere, Wilson

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