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Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950: The Birth, Near Death, and Resurrection of a Scientific Research Institution

By Donald E. Osterbrock

Book information

Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Year
1997
ISBN
0226639452, 9780226639451
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
35 MB (37007854 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
394\398
Time added
2016-04-01 14:16:07
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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

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