03172nam 2200661 a 450 991081202630332120200520144314.097866114306031-281-43060-90-226-63944-410.7208/9780226639444(CKB)111004366538994(EBL)408634(OCoLC)437087045(SSID)ssj0000313786(PQKBManifestationID)11214435(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000313786(PQKBWorkID)10363504(PQKB)10604210(SSID)ssj0000275801(PQKBManifestationID)12067770(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000275801(PQKBWorkID)10223048(PQKB)11199055(MiAaPQ)EBC408634(DE-B1597)524056(OCoLC)1055416418(DE-B1597)9780226639444(Au-PeEL)EBL408634(CaPaEBR)ebr10230065(CaONFJC)MIL143060(EXLCZ)9911100436653899419960528d1997 uy 0engurun#---|u||utxtccrYerkes Observatory, 1892-1950 the birth, near death, and resurrection of a scientific research institution /Donald E. Osterbrock1999th ed.Chicago University of Chicago Press19971 online resource (398 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-226-63945-2 0-226-63946-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-365) and index.Front matter --Contents --Preface --1. Birth, 1868-1897 --2. Infancy, 1897-1904 --3. Near Death, 1904-1932 --4. The Savior, 1897-1931 --5. The Boy President, 1929-1932 --6. The Boy Director, 1932-1936 --7. Resurrection on the Campus and at Yerkes, 1893-1937 --8. Birth of McDonald Observatory, 1933-1939 --9. An Extraordinarily Fine Group, 1936- 1942 --10. World War 11, 1939-1945 --11. Golden Years, 1945- 1950 --12. Epilogue: To the Centennial, 1950-1997 --Abbreviations Used in Notes and Bibliography --Notes --Bibliography --IndexDrawing 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 Today522/.19775/89UB 2483rvkOsterbrock Donald E1643747MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812026303321Yerkes Observatory, 1892-19503989198UNINA