Halley's Comet Project
Collection Overview
In July 1985, Dr. Kubinec published a request in "Sky and Telescope" for recollections of the appearance of Halley's Comet in 1910, and this collections consists primarily of the worldwide response he received.; The collection includes approximately 100 letters, four tape recordings (with duplicate tapes), two books, and a photograph of the Comet taken in Ankara, Turkey, on 4 January, 1986. Also included is documentation of his efforts to prepare kindergarten children to appreciate the significance of the Comet in hopes that they would recall having seen it when it reappears in another 76 years and to create a time capsule to be opened in 2062.
Dates
- Creation: 1985-1986
Creator
- Kubinec, William R. (Person)
Language of Material
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
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Biographical Note
William R. Kubinec was Chairman of the Department of Physics at the College of Charleston.
Extent
0.4 linear feet (1 document box, 4 audiocassettes)
Alternate Form of Materials
Digital reproductions available online in the Lowcountry Digital Library.
Subject
- College of Charleston. Department of Physics and Astronomy (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the Halley's Comet Project, 1985-1986
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections staff; finding aid created by: Special Collections staff
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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