Walter Baade : a life in astrophysics /

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Although less well known outside the field than Edwin Hubble, Walter Baade was arguably the most influential observational astronomer of the twentieth century. Written by a fellow astronomer deeply familiar with Baade and his work, this is the first biography of this major figure in American astrono...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Osterbrock, Donald E.
Other Authors: Baade, Walter, 1893-1960
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2001.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Baade, Walter, > 1893-1960.
Baade, Walter, > 1893-1960
Astrophysicists > United States > Biography.
Astrophysiciens > États-Unis > Biographies.
SCIENCE / History
Astrophysicists
United States
Adams, Walter S.
Agfa photographic company.
Allegheny Observatory.
Astronomical Journal.
Baade Telescope.
Baade, Katherine (sister).
Bergedorf.
Biermann, Ludwig.
Boyden Station.
Case Institute of Technology.
Comet Baade.
Einstein, Albert.
Fermi, Enrico.
Fornax system.
Fricke, Walter.
Ganymede.
Gaustad, John.
Göttingen Observatory.
Hale telescope.
Hamburg Observatory.
Harvard College Observatory.
Hitler, Adolf.
Hoyle, Fred.
Hubble constant.
Hund, Friedrich.
Icarus.
Institute for Advanced Study.
Institute for Experimental Aerodynamics.
Jansky, Karl.
Jena University.
Johnson, Harold L.
Johnson, Josef.
Kienle, Hans.
Klein, Felix.
Kuiper, Gerard P.
Laporte, Otto.
Leiden Observatory.
Lick Observatory.
Lund University.
Mason, Max.
Minkowski, Hermann.
Nazi party.
Orion nebula.
Pulkovo Observatory.
Ross lens.
Schorr, Richard.
Scientific American.
cosmology.
eclipsing binaries.
globular clusters.
interstellar extinction.
radio sources.
Biographies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover Page
  • Half-title Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. The Preparation
  • 2. The Path toward the Two Populations
  • 3. Before the War
  • 4. War and a Great Discovery
  • 5. Young Stars and Old
  • 6. Radio Astronomy and the Size of the Universe
  • 7. Telling the Good News
  • 8. The Finale and After
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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