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200 10$aYerkes Observatory, 1892-1950 $ethe birth, near death, and resurrection of a scientific research institution /$fDonald E. Osterbrock
205   $a1999th ed.
210   $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d1997
215   $a1 online resource (398 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [363]-365) and index.
327   $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$t1. Birth, 1868-1897 --$t2. Infancy, 1897-1904 --$t3. Near Death, 1904-1932 --$t4. The Savior, 1897-1931 --$t5. The Boy President, 1929-1932 --$t6. The Boy Director, 1932-1936 --$t7. Resurrection on the Campus and at Yerkes, 1893-1937 --$t8. Birth of McDonald Observatory, 1933-1939 --$t9. An Extraordinarily Fine Group, 1936- 1942 --$t10. World War 11, 1939-1945 --$t11. Golden Years, 1945- 1950 --$t12. Epilogue: To the Centennial, 1950-1997 --$tAbbreviations Used in Notes and Bibliography --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex
330   $aDrawing 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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