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Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950: The Birth, Near Death, and Resurrection of a Scientific Research Institution

Donald E. Osterbrock

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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."--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


Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 05/15/1999
Pages: 394
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.94w x 0.96d
ISBN: 9780226639468