Whitin History - Part 1

This week I read roughly half of the Whitin Observatory history in the observatory library. Trekking out to the observatory in the snow is certainly some hard work, but I found the history to be very entertaining. What struck me the most was that the idea for the observatory and Wellesley's astronomy program came by chance at a dinner party. It makes the existence of the department seem that much more special, and shows the importance of networking with people when you have a far-fetched idea. I can't wait to return to the observatory this week to finish reading the history and (if the snow and clouds clear) to get some practice in with the telescopes.