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Charles Greeley Abbot papers
Collection
Identifier: Spec-Coll-00001
Abstract
This collection consists of records related to the development of gyroscopic apparatus (or early inertial navigation instrument) by General Electric Co. for military use in World War 1. This instrument was invented by Charles G. Abbot, then director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
Dates:
1918-1920
Found in:
Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections