AURA and Its US National Observatories
AURA and Its US National Observatories

Author: Frank K. Edmondson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1997-03-06

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9780521553452

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A new source of funding for astronomy stemmed from the creation of the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 1950. Astronomers were quick to take advantage of the opportunity to found new observatories. The science and politics of the establishment ,funding, construction and operation of the Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) and the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) by the Association of Universities for research in Astronomy, (AURA), are here, seen from the unique perspective of Frank K. Edmondson, a former member of the AURA board of directors.

Harvest Of Fear
Harvest Of Fear

Author: John Murphy

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-03-13

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 0429710763

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How did fears of the Cold War shape Australian images of Asia? What was the nature of the Vietnamese revolution, which some 50 000 Australian troops failed to reverse in the 1960s? How did a small and marginal peace movement grow into the powerful Moratorium and did it have any impact on the course of the War? Harvest of Fear is a beautifully craf