Letter to Maarten Schmidt, 1966-10-03
Scope and Contents
A letter from Sir Richard Woolley to Maarten Schmidt of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, regarding a claim by Schmidt that the relation between velocity dispersion and the age of stars is such as could not be accounted for by a collapsing galaxy, but is due to collisions with gas clouds.
Dates
- Creation: 1966-10-03
Creator
- From the Series: Woolley, Richard van der Reit, Sir, 1906 - 1986 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
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Extent
1 page(s) (1 page)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
50.03
Finding aid date
2006-06-30 08:43:12+00:00
Subject
- Schmidt, Maarten, 1929 (astronomer) (Person)
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