Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950: The Birth, Near Death, and Resurrection of a Scientific Research Institution
Donald E. Osterbrock
Drawing on his experience as historian of astronomy, practicing astrophysicist, and director of Lick Observatory, Donald Osterbrock uncovers a chapter in the history of astronomy by providing the story of the Yerkes Observatory.
"An excellent description of the ups and downs of a major observatory."--Jack Meadows, Nature
"Historians are much indebted to Osterbrock for this new contribution to the fascinating story of twentieth-century American astronomy."--Adriaan Blaauw, Journal for the History of Astronomy
"An important reference about one of the key American observatories of this century."--Woodruff T. Sullivan III, Physics Today
"An excellent description of the ups and downs of a major observatory."--Jack Meadows, Nature
"Historians are much indebted to Osterbrock for this new contribution to the fascinating story of twentieth-century American astronomy."--Adriaan Blaauw, Journal for the History of Astronomy
"An important reference about one of the key American observatories of this century."--Woodruff T. Sullivan III, Physics Today
Կատեգորիաներ:
Տարի:
1997
Հրատարակում:
1
Հրատարակչություն:
University of Chicago Press
Լեզու:
english
Էջեր:
394
ISBN 10:
0226639452
ISBN 13:
9780226639451
Ֆայլ:
PDF, 35.29 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 1997
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