Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950
The Birth, Near Death, and Resurrection of a Scientific Research Institution
394 pages, 51 halftones 6 x 9
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1997
Cloth $55.00
ISBN: 9780226639451
Published March 1997
Paper $30.00
ISBN: 9780226639468
Published May 1999
Related links: The home page of Yerkes Observatory.
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
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