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Pannekoek’s One Revolution: Anton Pannekoek and the Modernization of the Dutch Astronomical Community (2019)

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When Anton Pannekoek left Dutch astronomy in 1905, he left a stagnating, uninspiring research community. When he returned a decade later, things started to change in the Dutch astronomical community. By the mid-1920s, De Sitter, Hertzsprung, Oort, Minnaert, and Pannekoek had built a flourishing discipline. Through their work and students, they shaped Dutch astronomy for the rest of the twentieth century. This paper focuses on Pannekoek’s return to astronomy and his role in Dutch astronomy in the Interwar period. First, I will provide a detailed reconstruction of his failed appointment at Leiden Observatory in 1918-1919. After that, I will analyse how he could play an influential role, even though he had little staff, students, or facilities at the University of Amsterdam.

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Authors & Contributors
Chaokang Tai
Baneke, David M.
Dongen, Jeroen van
Bart van der Steen
Bartolucci, Jorge
Beck, Naomi
Journals
Journal for the History of Astronomy
Studium: Tijdschrift voor Wetenschaps- en Universiteitgeschiedenis
Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte
Gewina
Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences
Mexican Studies
Publishers
Amsterdam University Press
Duke University Press
Museum Boerhaave
Presses Universitaires de Franche-Comté
Prometheus
Concepts
Astronomy
Science and politics
Marxism
Socialism
Astrophysics
Discipline formation
People
Pannekoek, Anton
Kaiser, Frederik
Durkheim, Émile
Ferri, Enrico
Huggins, William
Kapteyn, Jacobus Cornelis
Time Periods
20th century, early
19th century
20th century
17th century
18th century
20th century, late
Places
Netherlands
Great Britain
East Germany
Mexico
China
France
Institutions
Leiden Observatory
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Harvard University
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