The Harvard College Observatory The First Four Directorships |
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| Author:
| Jones, Bessie Zaban
Boyd, Lyle Gifford |
| Foreword by:
| Menzel, Donald H. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-41880-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Imprint: | Belknap Press |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $65.00 |
Book Description:
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The authors vividly portray the genesis, growth, and achievements of a major scientific institution and its relations with other observatories. Through the use of photographs and correspondence they also portray the men and women who played essential roles in the development of astronomy in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The authors vividly portray the genesis, growth, and achievements of a major scientific institution and its relations with other observatories. Through the use of photographs and correspondence they also portray the men and women who played essential roles in the development of astronomy in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.