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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
2008
ISBN
9780226639444
DOI
10.7208/9780226639444
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
34 MB (35618958 bytes)
Pages
394\395
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-15 07:12:10

Description

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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