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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02480.14 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1880s |
| Title | Samuel Pierpont Langley to T.M. Barber discussing editing a paragraph describing an observatory in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania |
| Date | 15 June 1880 |
| Author | Langley, Samuel Pierpont (1834-1906) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses editing a paragraph describing an observatory in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. Addressed to Barber as Professor, Western University of Pennsylvania. |
| Subjects | Science and Technology Education Journalism Literature and Language Arts Inventor |
| People | Langley, S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) (1834-1906) Barber, T. M. (fl. 1880) |
| Place written | Alleghany, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Langley was a renowned American astrophysicist and astronomer. He made model airplanes powered by whirling arms and steam engines. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |