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===Description=== | ===Description=== | ||
| − | [http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/ LPL]: An organization affiliated with the University of Arizona in Tuscon. [http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/history/early-days.php Founded] by planetary scientist [ | + | [http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/ LPL]: An organization affiliated with the University of Arizona in Tuscon. [http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/history/early-days.php Founded] by planetary scientist [[Gerard%20Kuiper|Gerard Kuiper]] in 1960.<br /> <br /> |
===Additional Information=== | ===Additional Information=== | ||
* Scanned copies of ''[http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/SIC/journal/ Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory]'' | * Scanned copies of ''[http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/SIC/journal/ Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory]'' | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_and_Planetary_Laboratory Wikipedia] article | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_and_Planetary_Laboratory Wikipedia] article | ||
* Photos from Kuiper (1964): | * Photos from Kuiper (1964): | ||
| − | ** [ | + | ** [[Ewen%20Whitaker|Ewen Whitaker]] (left) and [[Gerard%20Kuiper|Gerard Kuiper]] (right) reviewing mock-up of ''[[Rectified%20Lunar%20Atlas|Rectified Lunar Atlas]]''<br /> [[Image:WhitakerAndKuiperWithRLA.jpg|WhitakerAndKuiperWithRLA.jpg]][[Image:WhitakerAndArthur_1964.jpg|WhitakerAndArthur_1964.jpg]] |
| − | ** [ | + | ** [[Ewen%20Whitaker|Ewen Whitaker]] (left) and [[D.W.G.%20Arthur|D.W.G. Arthur]] (right) standing in front of historic maps<br /> <br /> |
| − | ** Alika Herring, William Hartmann and [ | + | ** Alika Herring, William Hartmann and [[Charles%20Wood|Charles Wood]] in front of headquarters in Physics Building<br /> [[Image:HerringHartmannWood_1964.jpg|HerringHartmannWood_1964.jpg]][[Image:RobertWaland_1964.jpg|RobertWaland_1964.jpg]] |
** Robert Waland, fabricator of NASA 61-inch telescope at Catalina Station | ** Robert Waland, fabricator of NASA 61-inch telescope at Catalina Station | ||
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Contents
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL)
Description
LPL: An organization affiliated with the University of Arizona in Tuscon. Founded by planetary scientist Gerard Kuiper in 1960.
Additional Information
- Scanned copies of Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
- Wikipedia article
- Photos from Kuiper (1964):
- Ewen Whitaker (left) and Gerard Kuiper (right) reviewing mock-up of Rectified Lunar Atlas
- Ewen Whitaker (left) and D.W.G. Arthur (right) standing in front of historic maps
- Alika Herring, William Hartmann and Charles Wood in front of headquarters in Physics Building
- Robert Waland, fabricator of NASA 61-inch telescope at Catalina Station
- Ewen Whitaker (left) and Gerard Kuiper (right) reviewing mock-up of Rectified Lunar Atlas
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
- Kuiper, G. P. 1962. Organization and Program of the laboratory. Comm. LPL 1(1), 1 - 20.
- Kuiper, G. P. 1964. "The Lunar and Planetary Laboratory." Sky and TelescopeVol. 27.
- Part 1: January issue, pp. 4-7.
- Part 2: February issue, pp. 88-92.
- Kuiper, G. P. 1972. The Lunar and Planetary Laboratory and Its Telescopes. Comm. LPL 9(172), 199 -247. (Fig. 12 shows the "Crater measuring operation" with "Mr. C. Wood")
- Whitaker, E. A. 1985. The University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory: Its founding and early years. University of Arizona Press. PDF
