Book ID: CBB614510975

A Stellar Life (2021)

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Abt, Helmut A. (Author)


Palmetto Publishing


Publication Date: 2021
Physical Details: 250
Language: English

A light-hearted memoir of a career in 20th century astrophysics, its challenges, its participants, and the fascinating places they worked. With humor and insight Dr. Helmut Abt tells how he located the site of the first national observatory at Kitt Peak, how he helped the Chinese get started in astrophysics, plus the joys of being the editor of the Astrophysical Journal for 29 years, and his work on double stars that led to the discovery of exoplanets.

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Authors & Contributors
Cenadelli, Davide
Hearnshaw, J. B.
Hearnshaw, John B.
Hoffleit, Dorrit
Lindblad, Per Olof
Longair, Malcolm S.
Journals
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Common Knowledge
European Physical Journal H
Historia Mathematica
Journal for the History of Astronomy
Journal of Geophysical Research
Publishers
Cambridge University Press
American Association of Variable Star Observers
Harvard University Press
MIT Press
Springer
Springer International
Concepts
Astrophysics
Stars; stellar astronomy
Astronomy
Extrasolar planets; exoplanets
Physics
Cosmology
People
Bruno, Giordano
Hoffleit, Dorrit
Lindblad, Bertil
Moffat, John W.
Fraunhofer, Joseph von
Johnson, Harold Lester
Time Periods
20th century
21st century
20th century, late
19th century
16th century
18th century
Places
Vienna (Austria)
Mexico
Japan
New Zealand
Institutions
Bell Telephone Laboratories
California Institute of Technology
International Astronomical Union (IAU)
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Observatorio Astronómico Nacional
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) (Study group: U.S.)
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