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Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950: The Birth, Near Death, and Resurrection of a Scientific Research Institution
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of Chicago Pr
Publication date
May 15, 1999
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780226639468
ISBN-10
0226639460
Dimensions
1 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
1.20 lbs.
Original list price
$38.00
Other format details
university press
Summaries and Reviews
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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."âJack Meadows, Nature
"Historians are much indebted to Osterbrock for this new contribution to the fascinating story of twentieth-century American astronomy."âAdriaan Blaauw, Journal for the History of Astronomy
"An important reference about one of the key American observatories of this century."âWoodruff T. Sullivan III, Physics Today
"An excellent description of the ups and downs of a major observatory."âJack Meadows, Nature
"Historians are much indebted to Osterbrock for this new contribution to the fascinating story of twentieth-century American astronomy."âAdriaan Blaauw, Journal for the History of Astronomy
"An important reference about one of the key American observatories of this century."âWoodruff T. Sullivan III, Physics Today
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from Univ of Chicago Pr (March 2, 1997)
9780226639451 | details & prices | 384 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.50 lbs | List price $65.00
Paperback
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from Univ of Chicago Pr (May 15, 1999)
9780226639468 | details & prices | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $38.00
About: 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.
About: 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.
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