{"product_id":"yerkes-observatory-1892-1950-the-birth-near-death-and-resurrection-of-a-scientific-research-institution-9780226639468","title":"Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950: The Birth, Near Death, and Resurrection of a Scientific Research Institution","description":"Drawing on his experience as historian of astronomy, practicing astrophysicist, and director of Lick Observatory, Donald Osterbrock uncovers a chapter in the history of astronomy by providing the story of the Yerkes Observatory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An excellent description of the ups and downs of a major observatory.\"-Jack Meadows, \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Historians are much indebted to Osterbrock for this new contribution to the fascinating story of twentieth-century American astronomy.\"-Adriaan Blaauw, \u003ci\u003eJournal for the History of Astronomy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An important reference about one of the key American observatories of this century.\"-Woodruff T. Sullivan III, \u003ci\u003ePhysics Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226639468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.94w x 0.96d","brand":"Donald E. Osterbrock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43103745114293,"sku":"9780226639468","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3e611b19-0b6c-4283-8ff7-ede8fe7bb292.jpg?v=1693279165","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/yerkes-observatory-1892-1950-the-birth-near-death-and-resurrection-of-a-scientific-research-institution-9780226639468","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}