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Fred L. Whipple

Harvard professor emeritus of astronomy, who worked on topics such as satellite tracking and the nature of comets at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics/Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

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Baker Super-Schmidt 12.25-inch f/0.65 meteor camera

James G. Baker
circa 1951
"chaff,  "rope", and other radar contermeasures in box

"chaff, "rope", and other radar contermeasures in box

Reynolds Metal Company
circa 1944
"chaff,  "rope", and other radar contermeasures in box

"chaff, "rope", and other radar contermeasures in box

Reynolds Metal Company
circa 1944
"chaff,  "rope", and other radar contermeasures in box

"chaff, "rope", and other radar contermeasures in box

Reynolds Metal Company
circa 1944
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crate lid for shipping Super-Schmidt meniscus lens to Whipple

Perkin-Elmer Company
1949-1951
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crate lid for shipping Super-Schmidt meniscus lens to Whipple / Goddard

James G. Baker
1949-1951
cutter prototype for "chaff" or  "window"

cutter prototype for "chaff" or "window"

Fred L. Whipple
1941-1942
Project Moonwatch satellite-tracking telescope

Project Moonwatch satellite-tracking telescope

Tandy Corporation
circa 1957
space-flown Baker-Nunn test glass on commemorative plaque

space-flown Baker-Nunn test glass on commemorative plaque

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1957-1985
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Super-Schmidt meniscus lens raw blank

James G. Baker
1949-1951
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Super-Schmidt polished meniscus lens

James G. Baker
1949-1951
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