Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950 : the birth, near death, and resurrection of a scientific research institution / / Donald E. Osterbrock

• Autore: Osterbrock Donald E
• Pubblicazione: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1997
• Edizione: 1999th ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (398 p.)
• Disciplina: 522/.19775/89
• Classificazione: UB 2483
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-365) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950
• ISBN: 9786611430603; 1-281-43060-9; 0-226-63944-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812026303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II