UID:
almafu_9959226877102883
Format:
1 online resource (398 p.)
Edition:
1999th ed.
ISBN:
9786611430603
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1-281-43060-9
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0-226-63944-4
Content:
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
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front matter --
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Contents --
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Preface --
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1. Birth, 1868-1897 --
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2. Infancy, 1897-1904 --
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3. Near Death, 1904-1932 --
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4. The Savior, 1897-1931 --
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5. The Boy President, 1929-1932 --
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6. The Boy Director, 1932-1936 --
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7. Resurrection on the Campus and at Yerkes, 1893-1937 --
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8. Birth of McDonald Observatory, 1933-1939 --
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9. An Extraordinarily Fine Group, 1936- 1942 --
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10. World War 11, 1939-1945 --
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11. Golden Years, 1945- 1950 --
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12. Epilogue: To the Centennial, 1950-1997 --
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Abbreviations Used in Notes and Bibliography --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-226-63945-2
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-226-63946-0
Language:
English
Subjects:
Physics
DOI:
10.7208/9780226639444
