0 ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁theory , ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁confirmed . ▁ ▁Before ▁this ▁time , ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁popular ly ▁believed ▁that ▁cr aters ▁on ▁the ▁Moon ▁were ▁caused ▁by ▁vol can ic ▁activity . ▁ ▁Although ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁enthus i astic ▁promotion ▁of ▁astronom y ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁including ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁observ atory ▁in ▁his ▁name , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁respect ed ▁expl orer . ▁ ▁Charles ▁G iff ord ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁phot ographic ▁document ors ▁of ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁back ▁country ▁within ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁South ▁Island . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Biography ▁on ▁Alg ern on ▁Charles ▁G iff ord . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁St ▁John ' s ▁College , ▁Cambridge ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁astronom ers ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁exp atri ates ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁O amar u <0x0A> </s> ▁Pe ab ody ▁Terra ce , ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Charles ▁River ▁in ▁Cambridge , ▁Massachusetts , ▁is ▁a ▁Harvard ▁University ▁housing ▁complex ▁primarily ▁serving ▁gradu ate ▁students , ▁particularly ▁married ▁students ▁and ▁their ▁families . ▁Design ed ▁in ▁the ▁brut al ist ▁style ▁and ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁its ▁three - story ▁per imeter ▁grows ▁to ▁five ▁and ▁seven ▁stories ▁within , ▁with ▁three ▁interior ▁ 2 2