AURA and its US National Observatories
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Review
' ... this is an important document ... major libraries should have a copy.' David Stickland, The Observatory
' ... the work is one of substantial archival scholarship. There is a superb story here and someone will tell it ... ' Jasper Wall, Astronomy Now
'Frank Edmundson's book ... is well worth reading. The pioneers of the 1950s have left us a great legacy. It should be cherished and enhanced.' Geoffrey Burbidge, Astronomy and Geophysics
Book Description
The subject of this history is the science and politics of the establishment, funding, construction and operation of two important American observatories, the Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) and the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA). The book is written from the unique perspective of Frank K. Edmondson, a former member of the AURA board of directors. Drawing on oral histories, archival material, as well as the author's personal participation from 1956 to the present, this is a personal account of a period of major innovation in American optical astronomy. Will be of interest to historians and astronomers alike.
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