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Letter to John A. Burns from Dr. Kuiper May 7, 1964

Author:
Kuiper, Gerard Dr.
Title:
Letter to John A. Burns from Dr. Kuiper May 7, 1964
Year:
1964
Volume:
LetterBox
Subject:
Correspondence Burns, John Mauna Kea access road
Summary:
Dr. Kuiper reported that he inspected the road construction and supervised the preparation of a terrrace for the placement of the dome. He determined the water-vaport content of the overlying atmosphere at nono May 1 to be only 0.8 mm.. He predicted that Mauna Kea "will be a site advantageous for infrared observations as well as the optical range."
Date:
May 7, 1964
Collection:
Akiyama