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Harvard College Observatory Plate Collection
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Harvard_College_Observatory_Plate_Collection
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
astronomical photographic plate archive
gptkbp:contains
glass plate negatives
astronomical photographic plates
astrophotographic data
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:digitizedBy
DASCH project
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Harvard College Observatory Plate Collection
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
gptkb:Harvard_College_Observatory
gptkbp:notableFor
longest continuous record of the sky
gptkbp:notablePerson
gptkb:Williamina_Fleming
gptkb:Edward_Charles_Pickering
gptkb:Annie_Jump_Cannon
gptkb:Henrietta_Swan_Leavitt
gptkbp:notableProject
gptkb:DASCH_(Digital_Access_to_a_Sky_Century_@_Harvard)
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:pieceCount
over 500,000
gptkbp:preservedIn
gptkb:Harvard_College_Observatory
gptkbp:startDate
1885–1992
gptkbp:usedFor
astronomical research
variable star discovery
historical sky surveys
gptkbp:website
https://platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Pickering's_Harem
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7