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Letter from John C. Haas to John Lankford, September 29, 1997

  • 1997-Sep-29 – 2006

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Letter from John C. Haas (1918-2011) to John Lankford, dated September 29, 1997. Haas compliments Lankford on his new book American Astronomy, and tells him about his mother, Phoebe Waterman Haas (1882-1967).

Phoebe Waterman Haas was one of the first American women to earn her doctorate in astronomy in 1913.

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  • David Haas
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  • Series II: Phoebe Waterman Haas Papers, 1882-2006
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  • Box 2, Folder 6

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Haas, John C. (John Charles). “Letter from John C. Haas to John Lankford, September 29, 1997,” 1997–2006. Phoebe Waterman Haas Papers, Box 2, Folder 6. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/fiq4ffr.

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