Letter from Amy Rogers

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- Title:
- Letter from Amy Rogers
- Date:
- 1985
- Creator (Personal):
- Rogers, Amy
- Description:
- Second letter from author with mother's impression of 1910 appearance of Halley's comet enclosed. Eyewitness account of 1910 appearance of Halley's comet in Newark, Ohio, by Amy B. Smith, mother of letter writer. Questions included: 1. What were the circumstances when you saw the comet? 2. Describe the appearance of the comet. 3. Did you experience any particular emotions when you saw the comet? 4. Did anything interesting, unusual or funny happen while the comet was visible? 5. What did you think a comet was in 1910? 6. What did your parents, relatives, friends or teachers tell you about the comets in 1910? 7. As you grew older did your view or understanding of the nature of comets change? 8. As you grew older did you ever think about your experience of seeing Halley's comet? If so, under what circumstances? 9. Do you feel privileged to have seen Halley's comet? 10. Do you feel that seeing Comet Halley has affected you personally in any way? If so, how?
- Collection Title:
- Halley's Comet Project, 1985-1986
- Contributing Institution:
- College of Charleston Libraries
- Media Type:
- Manuscripts
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- College of Charleston. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
- Topical Subject:
- Astronomy--Observations
- Geographic Subject:
- Halley's comet--Observations
- Language:
- English
- Digitization Specifications:
- 400 ppi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL, Archival Masters are tiffs.
- Internet Media Type:
- image/jpeg
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Copyright © Amy Rogers
- Access Information:
- For more information, contact Special Collections, College of Charleston Libraries, 66 George Street, Charleston SC 29424.
- Admin ID:
- 33109
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