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Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950: The Birth, Near Death, and Resurrection of a Scientific Research Institution Donald E. Osterbrock New edition
Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950: The Birth, Near Death, and Resurrection of a Scientific Research Institution
Donald E. Osterbrock
A centennial study of Yerkes Observatory, built a century ago by the University of Chicago as one of America's first big science centres. This text describes the changing fortunes of the Observatory under its first three directors, and is illustrated with many archival photographs.
394 pages, 51 halftones
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 15, 1999 |
| ISBN13 | 9780226639468 |
| Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
| Pages | 394 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 567 g |
| Language | English |
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