The View From the Castle: The late Charles Greeley Abbot--inventor, solar authority, astrophysicist, singer--was the fifth secretary of the Institution
Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley reflects on the term of former Secretary, Dr. Charles Greeley Abbot, the fifth secretary of the Smithsonian. Ripley highlights Abbot's successes and achievements in astrophysics and pioneer experiments in aviation.