As the definitive history of the AAVSO, this text will interest amateur and professional astronomers, historians and sociologists alike.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Tom Williams is the AAVSO Historian and has served in AAVSO leadership positions for over 20 years, including twice as president. He earned a Ph.D. in History from Rice University in 2000, after spending over thirty years as an industrial chemist and manufacturing manager. Since then, Dr Williams has served as a senior editor for the Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers (Springer, 2007) and has written forty-three entries for that work. Over the past twenty-five years he has published book chapters, encyclopedia entries and over thirty articles and book reviews.
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Preface Part I. Pioneers in Variable Star Astronomy Prior to 1909: 1. The emergence of variable star astronomy - a need for observations 2. A need for observers Part II. The Founding of the AAVSO - The William Tyler Olcott Era: 3. The amateur's amateur 4. Amateurs in the service of science Part III. The Leon Campbell Era: 5. Leon Campbell to the rescue 6. Formalizing relationships 7. The Pickering Memorial Endowment 8. Fading of the Old Guard 9. Growing pains and distractions Part IV. The Service Bureau - The Margaret Mayall Era: 10. Learning about independence 11. Eviction from Harvard College Observatory 12. Actions and reactions 13. In search of a home 14. Survival on Brattle Street 15. AAVSO achievements 16. Breathing room on Concord Avenue Part V. Analysis and Science: The Janet Mattei Era: 17. The growth of a director 18. Learning the ropes the hard way 19. Managing with renewed confidence 20. Expanding the scientific charter Part VI. Accelerating Observational Science - The Arne Henden Era: 21. Bridging the gap 22. Accelerating the science - the Henden era begins Epilogue Appendices Index.
Preface Part I. Pioneers in Variable Star Astronomy Prior to 1909: 1. The emergence of variable star astronomy - a need for observations 2. A need for observers Part II. The Founding of the AAVSO - The William Tyler Olcott Era: 3. The amateur's amateur 4. Amateurs in the service of science Part III. The Leon Campbell Era: 5. Leon Campbell to the rescue 6. Formalizing relationships 7. The Pickering Memorial Endowment 8. Fading of the Old Guard 9. Growing pains and distractions Part IV. The Service Bureau - The Margaret Mayall Era: 10. Learning about independence 11. Eviction from Harvard College Observatory 12. Actions and reactions 13. In search of a home 14. Survival on Brattle Street 15. AAVSO achievements 16. Breathing room on Concord Avenue Part V. Analysis and Science: The Janet Mattei Era: 17. The growth of a director 18. Learning the ropes the hard way 19. Managing with renewed confidence 20. Expanding the scientific charter Part VI. Accelerating Observational Science - The Arne Henden Era: 21. Bridging the gap 22. Accelerating the science - the Henden era begins Epilogue Appendices Index.
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