Interview with Cecil Post, January 20, 2000, Tape 1, 2000 January 20, 2006 May 16
Abstract
Interview with Cecil Post on his relationship with astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh, discoverer of the planet Pluto, during the 1950s and 1960s. Post discusses coming to Las Cruces, New Mexico, his work at the White Sands Missile Range and New Mexico State University's Physical Science Laboratory and his involvement as an amateur astronomer in the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers.
Dates
- 2000 January 20
- Digitization: 2006 May 16
Creator
- Beebe, Herb (Interviewer, Person)
Digital Repository
Interview with Cecil Post, January 20, 2000, Tape 1
Language of Materials
Materials in English, Spanish, and other languages.
Conditions Governing Access
Copyright to this resource is held by New Mexico State University. It is provided here for reference use only. The resource may not be downloaded, reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission.
Extent
1 Items ; 3 minutes, 33 seconds
- Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (U.S.)
- Astronomers -- United States -- Biography
- Astronomy -- History -- 20th century
- New Mexico State University
- Physical Science Laboratory -- History
- Post, Cecil (Interviewee) -- History
- Telescopes -- Design and construction -- History
- Tombaugh, Clyde William, 1906-1997
- White Sands Missile Range (N.M.) -- History
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository