SCHOOL OF ASTRONOMY
Astronomy B1: General Astronomy: The fundamental principles and
methods of astronomy. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor van de Kamp.
Astronomy B2: Modern Astronomy: Astronomy B1 or Mathematics B1
prerequisite.—Newer methods in astronomy. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-
hours.)
Professor Mitchell.
Astronomy C1: Practical Astronomy: Astronomy B1 and Mathematics
B2 prerequisite.—Astronomical observations and their reduction, theory of
errors, application of statistical methods to astronomical problems.
Assistant Professors Vyssotsky and van de Kamp.
Astronomy C2: Celestial Mechanics: Astronomy B1 and Mathematics
B2 prerequisite.—Problems of two, three and n bodies, perturbations, determination
of a preliminary orbit.
Assistant Professor Vyssotsky.
Astronomy C3: Introduction to Astrophysics: Physics B2 and Mathematics
B2 prerequisite.—One hour weekly.
Assistant Professor van de Kamp.
Astronomy D1: Advanced Practical Astronomy: Astronomy C1 prerequisite.—Determination
of the positions of fixed stars, use of transit instrument,
equatorials and measuring machines.
Professor Mitchell.
Astronomy D2: Advanced Celestial Mechanics: Astronomy C2 prerequisite.—Determination
of the position of an undisturbed body from known
elements, determination of the elements of an undisturbed orbit, perturbations.
Professor Mitchell.
Astronomy D3: Astrophysics: Astronomy C1 prerequisite.—A discussion
of astronomical problems.
Professor Mitchell.
Astronomy D4: Photographic Astronomy: Astronomy C1 prerequisite.
—Theory and reduction of astronomical photographs, including spectrograms.
Professor Mitchell.
The Leander McCormick Observatory is situated upon Mount Jefferson,
which furnishes an unobstructed horizon. The principal building is a rotunda
forty-five feet in diameter, containing the Clark refractor of twenty-six inches
aperture which was the largest in the world when constructed. The instrument
and building are the gift of the late Leander J. McCormick, Esq., of
Chicago. The telescope is fitted with micrometer, photometer, and plate-holder
for stellar photography. The offices adjoining contain clocks, chronograph,
machines for measuring astronomical photographs and spectrograms,
a microphotometer, and an excellent working library. In detached buildings
are: (1) a three-inch transit and a six-inch Clark equatorial with three
photographic cameras; and (2) a ten-inch photographic telescope and objective
prism.
The members of the Visiting Committee of the Leander McCormick Observatory
are:
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY.
THE RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY.
MR. ROBERT HALL MCCORMICK.
MR. LEANDER MCCORMICK-GOODHART.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE LEANDER MCCORMICK OBSERVATORY.
For information in regard to the Vanderbilt Fellowships in astronomy, see
page 175.
