Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950: The birth, near death, and resurrection of a scientific research institution (1997)
Osterbrock, Donald E. (Author)
University of Chicago Press
Physical Details: x + 384 pp.; illus.; notes; bibl.;index
Review Meadows, J. (1997) Review of "Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950: The birth, near death, and resurrection of a scientific research institution". Nature (p. 142).
Review Blaauw, A. (1998) Review of "Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950: The birth, near death, and resurrection of a scientific research institution". Journal for the History of Astronomy (pp. 80-82).
Review Haynes, K. (1998) Review of "Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950: The birth, near death, and resurrection of a scientific research institution". Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (pp. 156-57).
Review Sullivan, W.T., III (1997) Review of "Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950: The birth, near death, and resurrection of a scientific research institution". Physics Today (p. 70).
Review Agar, J. (1998) Review of "Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950: The birth, near death, and resurrection of a scientific research institution". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 163-64).
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