Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950 by Donald E Osterbrock

Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950 by Donald E Osterbrock

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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ISBN 13	9780226639468
ISBN 10	0226639460
Titel	Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950
Autor	Donald E Osterbrock
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	The University of Chicago Press
Erscheinungsjahr	1999-05-15
Seitenanzahl	394
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.