Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950

The Birth, Near Death, and Resurrection of a Scientific Research Institution

von Donald E Osterbrock

394 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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

• ISBN: 9780226639468
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.05.1999
• Größe: 226 x 151 mm
• Verlag: University of Chicago Press