Gravity Probe B records, 1983-2008
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Records include audiovisual materials, administrative records pertaining to the project, photographs, and public relations materials.
Description
Type of resource | mixed material |
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Extent | 44.75 linear feet (31 boxes) |
Place | California |
Publication date | 1983 - 2008 |
Issuance | monographic |
Language | English |
Note | The records are arranged in four series: audiovisual recordings; administrative records; photographs; and public relations materials. |
Creators/Contributors
Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Physics. |
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Subjects
Subject | Gravitation theory |
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Subject | Spacecraft design |
Subject | Technology assessment |
Subject | Gravity Probe B |
Bibliographic information
Note | Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/spc. |
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Biographical/Historical | Gravity Probe B was a relativity gyroscope experiment funded by NASA and led by the Stanford University Department of Physics, with Lockheed Martin as the primary subcontractor. Mission scientists viewed it as the second gravity experiment in space, following the successful launch of Gravity Probe A (GP-A) in 1976. |
Location |
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Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/hb486wv2857 |
Location | Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives Stanford University Libraries Stanford, CA 94305 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Preferred citation
- Preferred citation
- Gravity Probe B records (SC1274). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.