Published for the American Astronomical Society through the American Institute of Physics
Edition Details: Editor: DeVorkin, David H..
Physical Details: xii + 350 pp.; illus.; notes; glossary; index
Description Contents: Osterbrock, Donald E.: AAS meetings before there was an AAS: The pre-history of the Society. DeVorkin, David H.: The Pickering years. Osterbrock, Donald E.: The first West Coast meeting of the AAS. Rothenberg, Marc, Williams, Thomas R.: Amateurs and the Society during the formative years. Stebbins, Joel: The American Astronomical Society, 1897-1947. Jarrell, Richard A.: Honorary American astronomers: Canada and the American Astronomical Society. Torres-Peimbert, Silvia: A century of astronomy in México: Collaboration with American astronomers. Edmondson, Frank K.: Personal reminiscences of being ASS treasurer. Rubin, Vera C.: Recollections after fifty years: Haverford AAS meeting, December 1950. Landolt, Arlo U.: The AAS as a network. Fredrick, Laurence: My years as AAS secretary. DeVorkin, David H.: The post-war Society: Responding to new patterns of patronage. DeVorkin, David H., Routly, Paul: The modern Society: Changes in demographics. Attis, David A.: The origins of the Executive Office at the American Astronomical Society, 1959-1964. Burbidge, Margaret: Moving to Washington, the Cannon Prize, and other thoughts. Boyce, Peter B.: Moving the AAS Executive Office to Washington. Hodge, Paul W.: A brief history of The Astronomical Journal. Abt, Helmut A.: The American Astronomical Society and The Astrophysical Journal. Simkin, Susan: Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy. Fraknoi, Andrew, Wentzel, Donat: Astronomy education in the American Astronomical Society. Maran, Stephen P.: The American Astronomical Society and the news media. Trimble, Virginia: The origin of the divisions of the American Astronomical Society and the history of the High Energy Astrophysics Division. Thomas, John H.: The Solar Physics Division. Cruikshank, Dale P., Chamberlain, Joseph W.: The beginnings of the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society. Duncombe, R.L.: The founding of the Division on Dynamical Astronomy: A few recollections. Bracher, Katherine: The Historical Astronomy Division. Bahcall, John N.: Prioritizing science: A story of the decade survey for the 1990s. Wolff, Sidney Carne: The changing research environment. Shu, Frank H.: Our changing Society. Dupree, Andrea K.: Responsibilities of an American Astronomical Society.
Review Berendzen, R. (2000) Review of "The American Astronomical Society's first century". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 392).
Review Narlikar, J.V. (1999) Review of "The American Astronomical Society's first century". Nature (p. 213).
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