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

Author/Contributor(s):	Osterbrock, Donald E
Publisher:	University of Chicago Press
Date:	05/15/1999
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

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