Astronomy at the turn of the twentieth century in Chile and the United States : chasing southern stars, 1903-1929 / Bárbara K. Silva.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silva Avaria, Bárbara, 1980- author.

Contributor:

Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

Series:

Palgrave studies in the history of science and technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomers.

Astronomical observatories.

History.

Chile.

United States.

Chile--Santiago.

Manuel Foster Observatory.

Astronomical observatories--Chile--Santiago--History--20th century.

Astronomers--United States.

Astronomy--Observations.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 134 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]

Summary:

"This Palgrave Pivot tells the transnational story of the astronomical observatory in the hills near Santiago, Chile, built in the early twentieth century through the efforts of astronomers from the Lick Observatory in California. Venturing abroad to learn from largely unmapped Southern skies and, hopefully, answer lingering questions about the structure of the galaxy, they planned a three-year research expedition - but ended up staying for more than twenty-five years. The history of the Mills Expedition offers a window onto the history of astronomy, the challenges of scientific collaboration across national lines, and the political and cultural contexts of early-twentieth-century Chile and the United States."-- page 4 of cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9783030177119

3030177114

OCLC:

1104031218

Publisher Number:

99981091593