Centennial History of the Carnegie Institution of Washington: Volume 1, The Mount Wilson Observatory:...

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Allan Sandage (Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington DC)

Centennial History of the Carnegie Institution of Washington

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Volume 1, The Mount Wilson Observatory: Breaking the Code of Cosmic Evolution

Allan Sandage (Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington DC)

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English

Cambridge University Press
03 January 2013

Mathematics & Sciences; History of science; Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods

Since its foundation in 1904, the Mount Wilson Observatory has been at the centre of the development of astrophysics. Perched atop a mountain wilderness, two mammoth solar tower telescopes and the 60- and 100-inch behemoth night-time reflectors were all the largest in the world. Research has centred around two main themes - the evolution of stars and the development of the universe. This first volume in a series of five histories of the Carnegie Institution describes the people and events, the challenges and successes that the Observatory has witnessed. It includes biographical sketches of forty of the most famous Mount Wilson pioneer astronomers working during the first half of the twentieth century. Contemporary photographs illustrate the development and use of some of the innovative instruments that filled the observatory during this time. This story brings together the elements that formed modern theories of stellar evolution and cosmology.

By: Allan Sandage (Carnegie Institution of Washington Washington DC)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 870g
ISBN: 9781107412392
ISBN 10: 1107412390
Pages: 662
Publication Date: 03 January 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Centennial History of the Carnegie Institution of Washington: Volume 1, The Mount Wilson Observatory: Breaking the Code of Cosmic Evolution

'The book is nicely produced and illustrated ... Certainly one for the library, for historians of science, and for nostalgic old astronomers like me! Younger bloods will also learn some good astronomy from it.' David Stickland, The Observatory Sandage bases his account on nearly a thousand papers published by Mount Wilson astronomers, the National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoirs series, and his own knowledge of many of the astronomers discussed and their research activities. George E. Webb, Isis