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C. Donald Shane- Signed Card from 1960 (Astronomer)

C. Donald Shane- Signed Card from 1960 (Astronomer)

$ 0.52

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Profession: astronomy
  • Signed by: Charles D. Shane
  • Autograph Authentication: yes
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Signed: Yes
  • Restocking Fee: No

    Description

    (1895–1983)
    Vintage 5.75X3.5 card signed in 1960 by C. D. Shane in black fountain pen ink.  He was an American astronomer and director of the Lick Observatory of the University of California from 1945 to 1958, during which time he carried out his monumental program of counting external galaxies and investigating their distribution.
    In 1920, Shane received his doctorate in astronomy from the University of California at Berkeley and was appointed as an instructor in mathematics there.
    Shane was second president of AURA, and instrumental for the establishment of the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, and played a major role in the planning and construction of the first telescopes and buildings on Kitt Peak National Observatory as well.
    The 3-meter C. Donald Shane telescope at the Lick Observatory was named after him in 1978. Also 1994 Shane asteroid was named after him.
    If the item sells for or less the item will come with our 3x3 authentication card and hologram affixed to the back of the item. If the item sells for and over it will come with a full Letter of Authenticity from Todd Mueller Authentics.