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The cold light of dawn : a history of Canadian astronomy /
The discovery in 1987 of a supernova brought to world attention the excellence of Canadian astronomers. As Richard Jarrell explains in this book, the path to excellence has been a long one. Its professional status has slowly evolved in much the same way as has the nation itself.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto ; Buffalo :
University of Toronto Press,
©1988.
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| Colección: | Heritage.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part One: Astronomy in Canada, 1534â#x80;#x93;1840
- 1 Colonial Astronomy
- Part Two: Canadian Astronomy, 1840â#x80;#x93;1905
- 2 Government and Astronomy
- 3 Students and Public
- Part Three: Central Institutions, 1905â#x80;#x93;1945
- 4 The Dominion Observatory
- 5 The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
- 6 Universities and Associations
- Part Four: Canadian Astronomy since 1945
- 7 New Centres, New Directions
- Conclusion
- Appendix A: Observatories before 1900
- Appendix B: Education 1869â#x80;#x93;1950
- Appendix C: Visibility 1920â#x80;#x93;1929Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y