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1 online resource (450 pages) |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I PIONEERS IN VARIABLE STAR ASTRONOMY PRIOR TO 1909; 1 The emergence of variable star astronomy -- a need for observations; ARGELANDER'S APPEALS AND CRITERIA; ARGELANDER STUDENTS AND THE FOUNDATION; OUTSTANDING BRITISH OBSERVERS; BRITISH ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORTS; ASTRONOMERS IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; ASTRONOMERS IN THE AMERICAS; 2 A need for observers; APPEALS FOR OBSERVERS; COOPERATIVE EFFORTS; THE PICKERING PLAN; EFFICIENCY IN ASTRONOMY; POPULAR INTEREST; VARIABLE STAR SPECTRA; CHANDLER'S VARIABLE STAR CATALOGS. |
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DEFENDING VISUAL OBSERVATIONSDEFENSE OF SPECTRAL CLASSIFICATIONS; ARGUMENTS CONTINUE; AN INTERIM STANDARD; FRUITS OF COOPERATION; MORE URGENT CALL FOR OBSERVERS; PICKERING PARADIGM SHIFT; HARVARD CORPS OF OBSERVERS; THE EMERGENCE OF ORGANIZATIONS; THE SOCIETY FOR PRACTICAL ASTRONOMY; SPA VARIABLE STAR SECTION; Part II THE FOUNDING OF THE AAVSO -- THE WILLIAM TYLER OLCOTT ERA; 3 The amateur's amateur; TYLER OLCOTT'S PARENTS; THE OLCOTT-TYLER CONNECTIONS; FAMILY BUSINESSES IN CHICAGO; RETURN TO ANCESTRAL HOME; WILLIAM TYLER'S EDUCATION; COLLEGE LIFE IN THE GILDED AGE; TRAVEL AND LAW SCHOOL. |
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SOCIETY, MARRIAGE, AND RECREATION -- THE GOOD LIFENIGHT SKY REVEALED; VARIABLE STARS AND SCIENCE -- AN OPTION?; ORGANIZING OBSERVERS; RECRUITMENT COMPETITION; 4 Amateurs in the service of science; A NOVA OPPORTUNITY; GAINING CONTROL; EXPANDING THE AAVSO PROGRAM; BOOK PUBLICATIONS; NEW STELLAR THEORY; A MEASURE OF SUCCESS; PICKERING'S EARLY SUPPORT; CLOSING THE GAP; STEADY AS SHE GOES?; WORLD WAR I REACHES AMERICA; AAVSO'S INCORPORATION; GROWING CLOSER TOGETHER; Part III RECORDING AND CLASSIFICATION -- THE LEON CAMPBELL ERA; 5 Leon Campbell to the rescue; EARLY LIFE IN CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS. |
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EMPLOYMENT AT HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORYENTERPRISE IN PERU; JOINING THE AAVSO; DEATH OF PICKERING; CAMPBELL TAKES CHARGE; THE PICKERING MEMORIAL; THE OLD GUARD STEPS IN; 6 Formalizing relationships; EVOLVING HCO INVOLVEMENT; AAVSO'S SCIENTIFIC FUNCTIONS; Standardization and distribution of charts; Julian Day calendars; Availability of telescopes; Broadening the AAVSO observing program; Instrumentalizing variable star observing; MANAGING THE OBSERVATIONS; PROGRESS IN VARIABLE STAR ASTRONOMY; AAVSO'S SOCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS; Member communications; Meetings. |
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PASSING OF THE OLD GUARD BEGINSINTERNATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS; SO FAR, SO GOOD; 7 The Pickering Memorial Endowment; AN AMBIGUOUS RELATIONSHIP; AAVSO PICKERING MEMORIAL FUND; A NEW HCO DIRECTOR; ASTRONOMY'S GREAT DEBATE; LEON CAMPBELL AND VARIABLE STAR ASTRONOMY; THE PICKERING MEMORIAL CHANGES; HARVARD TAKES CONTROL; WILLIAM TYLER OLCOTT AFTER 1920; LOOKING BACKWARD (AND FORWARD); 8 Fading of the Old Guard; THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND THE AAVSO; AAVSO LEADERSHIP TRENDS; Rectifying administrative committees; Vetting and training observers; Other leadership issues; Meetings. |
| Note |
Variable star program evolution. |
| Summary |
As the definitive history of the AAVSO, this text will interest amateur and professional astronomers, historians and sociologists alike. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-412) and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Astronomy -- United States -- Observations -- History.
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Astronomy. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Variable stars -- Observations -- History.
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Variable stars -- Observations. |
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Variable stars. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Saladyga, Michael, 1950-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Williams, Thomas R. Advancing Variable Star Astronomy : The Centennial History of the American Association of Variable Star Observers. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2011 9780521519120 |
| ISBN |
9781139116695 |
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113911669X |
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128329575X |
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9781283295758 |
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9781139127356 (electronic book) |
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1139127357 (electronic book) |
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9780511977251 (electronic book) |
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0511977255 (electronic book) |
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9780521519120 |
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0521519128 |
| Standard No. |
9786613295750 |
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