Astronomers

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Professor Howe's diary for 1898 recounts his brief weather and astronomical observations, administrative and teaching activities at the University of Denver, entertainment of visitors to the Chamberlin Observatory, participation in events in University Park and elsewhere in Denver, his family and religious life.

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Professor Howe's diary for 1899 recounts his brief weather and astronomical observations, administrative and teaching activities at the University of Denver, entertainment of visitors to the Chamberlin Observatory, participation in events in University Park and elsewhere in Denver, his family and religious life.

Abstract Professor Howe's diary for 1900 recounts his brief weather and astronomical observations, administrative and teaching activities at the University of Denver, entertainment of visitors to the Chamberlin Observatory, participation in events in University Park and elsewhere in Denver, Colorado as well as his family and religious life. With the return of the newly selected Chancellor, Henry Augustus Buchtel, former pastor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church in Denver, Dean Howe no longer had...

Abstract Professor Howe's diary for 1901 recounts his brief weather and astronomical observations, administrative and teaching activities at the University of Denver, entertainment of visitors to the Chamberlin Observatory, participation in events in University Park and elsewhere in Denver, as well as his family and religious life. Special mention is made of: reports filtering in about the ''Great Fireball of December 7, 1900,'' but with no definitive location determined; news on January 22 of his...

Abstract Professor Howe's diary for 1902 recounts his brief weather and astronomical observations, administrative and teaching activities at the University of Denver, entertainment of visitors to the Chamberlin Observatory, participation in events in University Park and elsewhere in Denver, his family and religious life. Particular mention is made of: his son Hubert's purchase (for 50 cents) a half-grown coyote for a pet; observations of Perrine's Comet beginning September 4th; the unexpected...

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Professor Howe's diary for 1903 recounts his brief weather and astronomical observations, administrative and teaching activities at the University of Denver, entertainment of visitors to the Chamberlin Observatory, participation in events in University Park and elsewhere in Denver, as well as his family and religious life.

Abstract Professor Howe's diary for 1904 recounts his brief weather and astronomical observations, administrative and teaching activities at the University of Denver, entertainment of visitors to the Chamberlin Observatory, participation in events in University Park and elsewhere in Denver, as well as his family and religious life. Special note is made of: electrical service in the University Park neighborhood being raised to 108 volts; and in September, Julian and Hubert Howe left to attend the...

Abstract Professor Howe's diary for 1905 recounts his brief weather and astronomical observations, administrative and teaching activities at the University of Denver, entertainment of visitors to the Chamberlin Observatory, participation in events in University Park and elsewhere in Denver, as well as his family and religious life. Special mention includes: his sons' continued attendance at the Culver Military Academy in Indiana; buying milk from the cows their in-laws and neighbors, the Shattucks,...

Abstract Professor Howe's diary for 1906 recounts his brief weather and astronomical observations, administrative and teaching activities at the University of Denver, entertainment of visitors to the Chamberlin Observatory, participation in events in University Park and elsewhere in Denver, as well as his family and religious life. Special mention includes: repairing a wooden sidewalk, leveling the Observatory ditch in University Park; a May 26 housewarming and the Buchtels' new home at the corner of...

Abstract Professor Howe's diary for 1907 recounts his brief weather and astronomical observations, administrative and teaching activities at the University of Denver, entertainment of visitors to the Chamberlin Observatory, participation in events in University Park and elsewhere in Denver, as well as his family and religious life. Special mention includes: Chancellor Buchtel's inauguration as Governor of Colorado on January 8; an outbreak of smallpox; Howe's work as acting Chancellor and book...