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A new source of funding for astronomy stemmed from the creation of the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 1950. Astronomers were quick to take advantage of the opportunities this provided to found new observatories. In this 1997 book, the science and politics of the establishment, funding, construction and operation of the Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) and the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) are seen from the unique perspective of Frank K. Edmondson, a former member of the AURA board of directors. AURA was asked to manage the Sacramento Peak Observatory (SPO) in 1976, and in 1983 the National Solar Observatory (NSO) was formed by merging the SPO and the KPNO solar programs. In 1981 NASA chose AURA to establish and operate the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). This is a personal account of a period of major innovation in American optical astronomy.

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Kategoria Książki po angielsku Mathematics & science Astronomy, space & time Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods

• Pełny tytuł: AURA and its US National Observatories
• Autor: Frank K. Edmondson
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Twarda
• Liczba stron: 386
• EAN: 9780521553452
• ISBN: 0521553458
• ID: 02034941
• Wydawca: Cambridge University Press
• Waga: 990 g
• Wymiary: 244 × 170 × 22 mm
• Data wydania: 06. March 1997

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