THE ASTRONOMICAL LEAGUE
Bi-Centennial Convention Committee
P.O. Box 105
I, Pa. 19457
r-
3025 Ontario Road, N.W. #£03
Washington, D. C. 20009
July 19, 1975
Dr. Clyde W. Tombaugh (J
New Mexico State University
Box 14500
University Park, New Mexico 88003
Dear Dr. Tombaugh:
This is a belated acknowledgment of your letter dated June 10 with enclosures, and an expression of sincere gratitude. I returned from London
June 12th, having visited Greenwich Observatory; then there was jet lag
to overcome, accrued duties and errands to perform, and finally a drive
(15 minutes) to the Naval Observatory to consult your references to So.
Amer. and S&T.
The result is this thumbnail sketch of your background as an amateur
astronomer and telescope maker:
Clyde William Tombaugh (1906- ) at Streator, Illinois, began
his interest in astronomy in the sixth grade. At the age of 12,
he had his first telescopic view of the moon, with a 3-lnch
single lens refractor. At 19, he ground the first of a series
of mirrors and lenses. Drawings of Mars and Jupiter which he
sent to the director of Lowell Observatory in 1928, led to a
post as observer at the new 2lt-inth telescope. There he discovered
Pluto in 1930, and his career in astronomy was confirmed.
Thank you for helping to make this exhibit a success* It will be open
in connection with the annual convention of the Astronomical League at
the State University, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, in August 1976. If you
should be vacationing near there at that time, do add it to your itinerary*
Very truly yours,
Mabel Sterns
Tombaugh, Clyde William, 1906-1997--Biography; Exhibitions; Astronomical League. National Convention; Thank-you notes
Relevant Names
Lowell Observatory
Date Original
1975-07-19
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New Mexico State University Library
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NMSU Department of Astronomy: Clyde W. Tombaugh Papers
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THE ASTRONOMICAL LEAGUE
Bi-Centennial Convention Committee
P.O. Box 105
I, Pa. 19457
r-
3025 Ontario Road, N.W. #£03
Washington, D. C. 20009
July 19, 1975
Dr. Clyde W. Tombaugh (J
New Mexico State University
Box 14500
University Park, New Mexico 88003
Dear Dr. Tombaugh:
This is a belated acknowledgment of your letter dated June 10 with enclosures, and an expression of sincere gratitude. I returned from London
June 12th, having visited Greenwich Observatory; then there was jet lag
to overcome, accrued duties and errands to perform, and finally a drive
(15 minutes) to the Naval Observatory to consult your references to So.
Amer. and S&T.
The result is this thumbnail sketch of your background as an amateur
astronomer and telescope maker:
Clyde William Tombaugh (1906- ) at Streator, Illinois, began
his interest in astronomy in the sixth grade. At the age of 12,
he had his first telescopic view of the moon, with a 3-lnch
single lens refractor. At 19, he ground the first of a series
of mirrors and lenses. Drawings of Mars and Jupiter which he
sent to the director of Lowell Observatory in 1928, led to a
post as observer at the new 2lt-inth telescope. There he discovered
Pluto in 1930, and his career in astronomy was confirmed.
Thank you for helping to make this exhibit a success* It will be open
in connection with the annual convention of the Astronomical League at
the State University, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, in August 1976. If you
should be vacationing near there at that time, do add it to your itinerary*
Very truly yours,
Mabel Sterns
