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Drawing on his experience as historian of astronomy, practicing astrophysicist, and director of Lick Observatory, Donald Osterbrock uncovers a chapter in the history of astronomy by providing the story of the Yerkes Observatory. "An excellent description of the ups and downs of a major observatory."-Jack Meadows, Nature "Historians are much indebted to Osterbrock for this new contribution to the fascinating story of twentieth-century American astronomy."-Adriaan Blaauw, Journal for the History of Astronomy "An important reference about one of the key American observatories of this century."-Woodruff T. Sullivan III, Physics Today

SCIENCE / General. --- Yerkes Observatory --- University of Chicago. --- History. --- astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, science, research, university of chicago, telescope, williams bay, biography, history, astronomers, astrometry, magnitude, stellar positions, refractor, reflector, leadership, management, technology, nonfiction, planets, stars, solar system, universe, discovery, academia, funding, grants, space.