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Samuel Newman-Stonebraker
In Honor of the Cornell Astronomical Society
$25
May 14, 2017
Dr.C Binnacle
In Memory of XrljbeqVfOvaanpyr
$5.83
May 14, 2017
Alexandra
Rouin
$20.17
May 14, 2017
Dr. C. Binnacle
In Honor of C fnok, eqtq ferf iax tyklu enodW
$5.17
May 14, 2017
William Woodruff
In Honor of Puns, Mail Merge and the "Mass Extinction"
$26.83
May 12, 2017
Anonymous
$500
May 10, 2017
Bahar
Family
$100
May 10, 2017
Anonymous
$20
May 10, 2017
Anonymous
$150
May 09, 2017
Anonymous
$10
May 09, 2017
Baidurja
Ray
$10
May 09, 2017
Jennifer
Garrett
$25
May 09, 2017
David
Colarusso
$25
May 09, 2017
Alex
Rawitz
$25
May 09, 2017
jean f.
Rowley
$100
May 09, 2017
Paul
Huwe
$50
May 08, 2017
Anne and Mike Verbiscer / Skrutskie
In Memory of Damon Simonelli president emeritus C.A.S.
$250
May 08, 2017
Elizabeth Menges
In Honor of Sam Newman and his grandma, Jerie
$25
May 08, 2017
Donald
Horowitz
$250
May 08, 2017
Lucy
Ooi
$50
May 08, 2017
Brian
Crandall
$50
May 08, 2017
Irina Wang
In Honor of Carina Cheng
$10
May 06, 2017
Juan
Salomon
$10
May 05, 2017
Stephen
Demjanenko
Undisclosed Amount
May 05, 2017
Anonymous
$45
May 04, 2017
$10
Aristotle
Aristotle was a philosopher and astronomer in Ancient Greece, and his complex geometrical model of the universe lasted for almost 2000 years until the 16th century AD. A donation at this level will get us well on our way to renovating the Fuertes Observatory for a century to come!
$25
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was a 16th century astronomer, and is considered to be the father of the heliocentric (sun-centered) model of the solar system. A donation at this level will help us buy a bucket of paint for the dome walls, install a new light, or get a new chair for the classroom!
$50
Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler was a 17th century astronomer known for his groundbreaking laws of planetary motion. A donation at this level will allow us to professionally print and mount a display for our museum or classroom!
$100
Galileo Galilei
17th century astronomer Galileo Galilei was the first person to point a telescope towards the sky, and his discovery that Jupiter had moons of its own demonstrated that the Copernican model of the universe was true. A donation at this level will allow us to add much needed cabinets to store our equipment!
$250
Estevan Fuertes
Professor Estevan Fuertes was the founding dean of Cornell's Department of Civil Engineering in 1873 and is the namesake of the Fuertes Observatory. A donation at this level will contribute significantly towards upgrading our classroom to accommodate more visitors for lectures!
$500
Irving Porter Church
Professor Irving Porter Church (Class of 1873) was a renowned leader in the fields of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, and was responsible for the construction of the telescope at Fuertes Observatory bearing his name. A donation at this level will allow us to mount a new projector on the classroom ceiling for presentations and lectures!
$1,000
Carl Sagan
The beloved Carl Sagan was a Professor of Astronomy at Cornell from 1968 to 1996, and his scientific contributions, books, and Cosmos series impacted the lives of millions of people around the world. A donation of this level will contribute significantly towards renovating the Fuertes Observatory dome room, which houses the historic Irving Porter Church Memorial Telescope!