Linda Hall Library | The Value of History: Appraisals & Consultations

Copernicus: Body-Snatchers and Astronomical Revolution

Charles Keller May 15, 2016

A couple of weeks ago, I attended a Fellows Lecture by Dr. Karl Galle at Linda Hall Library, “The Unknown Copernicus: Spies, Printers, Amazons, and Body Snatchers in an Age of Astronomical Revolution.” I’ve included a few images from the lecture…
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American University Cairo, Copernicus, Dr. Karl Galle, Fellows Lecture, Linda Hall Library, UMKC, Uncategorized

Comet Hunter David Levy’s Observing Logs at the Linda Hall Library

Charles Keller February 23, 2016

After finishing an appraisal inspection in midtown Kansas City a last month, I stopped by the Linda Hall Library of Science and Engineering on the UMKC campus. Opened in 1946, the library is privately funded and is “the world’s foremost…
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Astronomy, Clyde Tombaugh, comet hunting, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, David H. Levy, engineering, Linda Hall Library, observing logs, science, UMKC, Uncategorized