Architect Thornton Fitzhugh (1864-1933) designed many notable buildings in the Los Angeles area and Arizona. He maintained offices in Los Angeles at 864 Pacific Electric Building and later at 401 N. Avenue 50, and in Phoenix, Arizona. Fitzhugh is...
Mount Wilson Observatory's Monastery under snow. Undated. The Monastery served as a dormitory for visiting scientists. The roof and chimneys of the building are seen under a heavy blanket of snow.
Book illustrations showing Tycho Brahe's mural quadrant (top) and Jai Prakas, Delhi, India (bottom). Photographed from a book for use in an article on history of astronomy published in Scribner's magazine.
Book illustrations of an ancient Egyptian shadow clock (top) and a cross-section of Tycho Brahe's observatory at Hven. Photographed from a book for use in article on history of astronomy published in Scribner's magazine.
Diagram of William Herschel's 1800 experiment with spectrum analysis. The experiment was designed to measure the temperature of colors in the solar spectrum. Image photographed from a page in a book.