The Vassar College Observatory is an astronomical observatory of the private Vassar College, located near the eastern edge of the Poughkeepsie, New York...
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Vassar College (/ˈvæsər/ VASS-ər) is a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar, it was...
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Matthew Vassar (April 29, 1792 – June 23, 1868) was an English-born American brewer, merchant and philanthropist. He founded Vassar College, a women’s...
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This is a list of observatory codes (IAU codes or MPC codes) published by the Minor Planet Center. For a detailed description, see observations of small...
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Maria Mitchell (category Vassar College faculty)
person appointed to the faculty and was also named director of the Vassar College Observatory, a position she held for more than two decades. Mitchell also...
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The Main Building of Vassar College is the oldest surviving building on its campus in Poughkeepsie, New York, and the center of academic life. It was built...
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Class of 1951 Observatory is located near the eastern edge of the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, on Vassar College's campus. The observatory was built in...
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Mary Watson Whitney (category Vassar College alumni)
20, 1921) was an American astronomer and was the head of the Vassar College Observatory for 22 years, where 102 scientific papers were published under...
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town: the Vassar College Observatory and the Main Building of Vassar College. The Main Building at Vassar College Vassar College Observatory James A. Cannavino...
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States, and is tied for the seventh oldest observatory in the US alongside the Vassar College Observatory. It is located on George Street near the corner...
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This is a partial list of notable faculty and alumni of Vassar College. Selected Vassar alumni (chronologically) Jane Kelley Adams, class of 1875 — educator...
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The Students' Building on the campus of Vassar College in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S., houses the school's All Campus Dining Center (officially...
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Vassar College has been featured in many books, movies, and television shows. This is a partial list of references and fictional alumni. Martin Geldhart...
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Strong House (originally Strong Hall) is a dormitory at Vassar College named after Bessie Rockefeller Strong, the oldest daughter of oil tycoon John D...
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Vassar Glacier is a 4.3-mile (6.9 km) long glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It trends southeast to College Fjord, 2 mi (3.2 km) west of College Point...
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Van Biesbroeck at Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin, United States. The asteroid was named for the American Vassar College. Vassar is a member of the Alauda...
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"Stickney Observatory at Bennington College". Stickney Observatory at Bennington College. Muller, R.J. (Summer 1994). "The Humacao University Observatory". International...
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miscellaneous dates of the Dresden Codex". Publications of the Vassar College Observatory. 6: i. Bibcode:1957PVasO...6....1M. McKenna, Terence and Dennis...
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Raymond House is one of five quadrangle residence halls at Vassar College, located in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York. Designed by Francis R. Allen...
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WVKR-FM (category Vassar College)
WVKR-FM (Independent Radio) is a college radio station owned by and primarily staffed by students of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. The station...
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(historically Williams Hall) is part of Vassar College in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York. It was constructed as the college's first building for housing female...
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Edward Lathrop House) was the third quadrangle dormitory built on Vassar College's campus in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York. Constructed in 1901 and...
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the first member of the Seven Sisters (not counting the coeducational Vassar College) to introduce an admissions policy that was inclusive of transgender...
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The Vassar Chapel, built in 1904, is the main religious building at Vassar College, and is the largest religious edifice in Poughkeepsie, New York. Although...
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Modern Savages, including his coinage of the term Palæolithic. Vassar College Observatory opens at Poughkeepsie, New York, with Maria Mitchell as its first...
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university buildings are: Morrill Hall, Main Building (Vassar College), Vassar College Observatory, Nott Memorial Hall, Elihu Root House, and four in NYC:...
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Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center (redirect from Vassar College Art Gallery)
space on the campus of Vassar College, in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. It was founded in 1864 as the Vassar College Art Gallery. It displays...
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The Miscellany News (redirect from Vassar Miscellany News)
Miscellany News (known colloquially as The Misc) is the student newspaper of Vassar College. Established in 1866, it is one of the oldest student newspapers in...
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2006, the Casperkill Assessment Project —a partnership between the Vassar College Environmental Research Institute and local organizations and individuals...
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years, Elmira College possessed an observatory built by Professor Charles Farrar. Professor Farrar began buying telescopes for the observatory in 1859, and...
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