Article ID: CBB000008991

The death of a research programme: Kapteyn and the Dutch astronomical community (1981)

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Description On the reception of Shapley's theory of the size of the universe in the Netherlands. Kapteyn's traditional statistical approach to understanding galactic structure was rendered suspect and then incorrect by Shapley's theory.


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Authors & Contributors
Palmeri, JoAnn
Smith, Robert William
Pieter C. van der Kruit
Bartolucci, Jorge
Belkora, Leila
Berkel, Klaas van
Journals
Journal for the History of Astronomy
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Sky and Telescope
Endeavour: Review of the Progress of Science
Harvard Library Bulletin
Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences
Publishers
University of Oklahoma
Amsterdam University Press
Institute of Physics Publishing
Kluwer
Concepts
Astronomy
Galaxies; nebulae
Stars; stellar astronomy
Astrophysics
Science and politics
Mathematics
People
Shapley, Harlow
Kapteyn, Jacobus Cornelis
Curtis, Heber Doust
Pannekoek, Anton
Bailey, Solon Irving
Dijksterhuis, Eduard Jan
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
20th century, early
18th century
20th century, late
Places
Netherlands
United States
Great Britain
Mexico
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Institutions
Harvard University
Mount Wilson Observatory
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