Astronomiical equipment, shooting the sun

Name/Title

Astronomiical equipment, shooting the sun

Entry/Object ID

2005.010.0083

Description

B&W photo showing two people using astronomical equipment to shoot the sun at Bounty Cove, in a reenactment of Dr. Williams' observations performed in July, 1780. Pictured are Gordon Schiff and Barbara Hughes, professors of Harvard University, trying out the original instruments used by Prof. Samuel Williams in 1780.