Stromlo : an Australian observatory / Tom Frame and Don Faulkner ; colour images by Mike Bessell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frame, T. R. (Thomas R.), 1962-

Contributor:

Faulkner, Don. (Donald), 1937-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mount Stromlo Observatory--History.

Mount Stromlo Observatory.

Astronomical observatories--Australia--Canberra (A.C.T.)--History.

Astronomical observatories.

Astronomers--Australia--Canberra (A.C.T.)--History.

Astronomers.

Astronomy--Australia--Canberra (A.C.T.)--History.

Astronomy.

History.

Australia.

Physical Description:

xix, 364 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2003.

Summary:

Mount Stromlo Observatory in Canberra and its sister establishment at Siding Spring, near Coonabarabran, form one of the leading astronomical observatories in the world. Astronomers there have made some of the major astronomical discoveries and breakthroughs of the twentieth century. The Observatory is also one of Australia's best-known and most frequently visited scientific facilities and heritage sites. This commissioned history gives a fascinating account of the contribution Mount Stromlo has made to our understanding of the universe.

Contents:

1 A place in the sun, 1905-1923 11

2 The road to Mount Stromlo, 1924-1930 34

3 Problems and progress, 1931-1939 55

4 War on the mountain, 1940-1945 74

5 From the sun to the stars, 1946-1951 97

6 A fruitful partnership, 1951-1956 114

7 Harvard in the south: Bart Bok at Mount Stromlo, 1957-1966 132

8 The rise and rise of astrophysics: the Eggen years, 1966-1977 159

9 A time to build: the Mathewson era, 1977-1986 185

10 Dark matter: the Rodgers directorship, 1986-1992 213

11 Big science: the return of Jeremy Mould, 1993-2002 239

Epilogue: January 2003 271

Appendix 1 Observatory Directors 277

Appendix 2 Staff astronomers at Mount Stromlo 279

Appendix 3 Stromlo graduates and their thesis titles 285.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-302) and index.

ISBN:

1865086592

OCLC:

54811464