The Arecibo Observatory is part of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC), a national research center operated by Cornell University under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Observatory operates 24 hours a day every day, providing observing time, electronics, computer, travel and logistic support to scientists from all over the world. The Observatory is recognized as one of the most important national centers for research in radio astronomy, planetary radar and terrestrial aeronomy.
Includes publications, proposals, plans and contract drawings of the radio astronomy telescope, including t-shirts and memorabilia publicizing the observatory. Also, a large artist's rendering of the telescope.
On September 30, 2011, when Cornell's management of the Arecibo Observatory ended, a Cornell flag was lowered and brought to Ithaca to be included in the collection, with a letter from Donald B. Campbell, Professor of Astronomy, November 9, 2011.
Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory records, #53-7-3581. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Boxes 2-15, 21, 25, 55-63
Boxes 1, 19-21, 23
Boxes 1, 20, 21, 23
Boxes 21, 23, 24, 26-52, 65-
Boxes 16-19, 22-23, 53-54
Manuals
Reprints
News Articles
Boxes 1, 20-23, 25
Boxes 13, 64
Original vellums included.
Arranged Alphabetically.