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Design Study. Optical Equipment for Celestial System Navigation. K&E Optics & Metrology Div., Hoboken, N.J., (1962.)

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Design Study. Optical Equipment for Celestial System Navigation. Keuffel & Esser Company, Hoboken, N.J., Optics & Metrology Division (O&M). [1962.] An example of a type of science work done by K&E in Hoboken. See notes for more including possible uses and likely a patent that resulted from some use of this work. ---- PART I NARRATIVE Prepared by: Dr. Kent Erickson Senior Staff Physicist Approved by: George Geier Manager - Research & Development Sections: Dual Beam Star Simulator, pp. [ii], 59 Single Beam Star Simulator, pg [1] Sky Simulator, part 1, pg [i], 15 Spectrophotomer, pp. 11 Photometer, pp. 4 Design Study, Part II , pg [1] Enclosures: Drawings (18 fold-out drawings, dated August to November 1962.) General format is 8-1/2" x 11"; fold-outs vary including several that are doubled in height and cannot be opened without disbinding the report.

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Notes: There is no name of a client, but this research may have been done as part of a bid, speculative work or routine product development for a new market. The equipment designed is apparently for military, government or institutional (such as a university doing contract research) use. It may also have been for a planetarium - U.S. Patent 3,395,607 Filed: March 23, 1964 Publication date: August 6, 1968 Applicant: Keuffel & Esser Co Title: Star and sky simulator The inventor listed for this patent was George Geier who on the study in this record is listed as the Manager - Research & Development. Dr. Erickson is not listed. Status: 06/09/2015 Status By: dw Status Date: 2015-06-09

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