Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950 : the birth, near death, and resurrection of a scientific research institution
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Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950 : the birth, near death, and resurrection of a scientific research institution
University of Chicago Press, 1997
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-365) and index
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ISBN 9780226639451
内容説明
This is a centennial study of Yerkes Observatory, built a century ago by the University of Chicago as one of America's first big science centres. The text describes the changing fortunes of the Observatory under its first three directors, and is illustrated with many archival photographs. Under its founmder and first director, George Ellery Hale, Yerkes pioneered the new science of astrophysics. E.B. Frost, Hale's successor, allowed Yerkes to decline from 1904 to 1932, although it still trained rising young astronomers such as Edward Hubble. Finally, with the support of Robert M. Hutchins, the University of Chicago's "boy president", the "boy director" Otto Struve presided over Yerkes' revitalization in the 1930s and 1940s.
目次
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 II, 1939-1945 11: Golden Years, 1945-1950 12: Epilogue: To the Centennial, 1950-1997 Abbreviations Used in Notes and Bibliography Notes Bibliography Index
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: pbk. ISBN 9780226639468
内容説明
This is a centennial study of Yerkes Observatory, built a century ago by the University of Chicago as one of America's first big science centres. The text describes the changing fortunes of the Observatory under its first three directors, and is illustrated with many archival photographs. Under its founder and first director, George Ellery Hale, Yerkes pioneered the new science of astrophysics. E.B. Frost, Hale's successor, allowed Yerkes to decline from 1904 to 1932, although it still trained rising young astronomers such as Edward Hubble. Finally, with the support of Robert M. Hutchins, the University of Chicago's "boy president", the "boy director" Otto Struve presided over Yerkes' revitalization in the 1930s and 1940s.
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