Stromlo : an Australian observatory
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Stromlo : an Australian observatory
Allen & Unwin, 2003
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  Kumamoto
  Oita
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  Okinawa
  Korea
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-302) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This complete and comprehensive history of the Mount Stromlo Observatory, Australia's best known scientific facility, explores its impact up to and including the devastating fire that destroyed it. This reference reveals the history of the observatory and details the contribution it has made to our current understanding of the universe.
Table of Contents
Foreword Director s messageAbbreviations and acronymsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 A place in the sun, 1905-19232 The road to Stromlo, 1924-19303 Problems and progress, 1931-19394 War on the mountain, 1940-19455 From the sun to the stars, 1946-19506 A fruitful partnership, 1951-19567 Harvard in the south, 1957-19668 The rise and rise of astrophysics, 1966-19779 A time to build, 1977-198610 Dark matter, 1986-199211 Big science, 1993-2002Epilogue January 2003 Appendix I Observatory directorsAppendix II Staff astronomers at Mount StromloAppendix III Stromlo graduates and their thesis titlesNotesBibliographyIndex
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