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Robert McMillan Radial Velocity papers

1967 to 2008
bulk 1979-1997
MS 668
Collection Guide
Radial Velocity instrument, circa 1984

Robert S. McMillan materials documenting the Radial Velocity Project of the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. The project developed and used a spectrometer to detect the reflex Doppler shift of solar-type stars orbited by Jupiter-sized planets. Observation log books, grant materials, research files, instruments, photographs, and compact disks.

Subject Area:
History of Science
University of Arizona
Collection Area:
History of Science
Pioneers of Planetary Science

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