AURA and Its US National Observatories

AURA and Its US National Observatories
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 396
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ISBN-10 : 0521553458
ISBN-13 : 9780521553452
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Download or read book AURA and Its US National Observatories written by Frank K. Edmondson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-03-06 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 opportunity to found new observatories. 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 here, seen from the unique perspective of Frank K. Edmondson, a former member of the AURA board of directors.


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