Astronomy at the Turn of the Twentieth Cen...

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This Palgrave Pivot tells the transnational story of the astronomical observatory in the hills near Santiago, Chile, built in the early twentieth century through the efforts of astronomers from the Lick Observatory in California. Venturing abroad to learn from largely unmapped Southern skies and, hopefully, answer lingering questions about the structure of the galaxy, they planned a three-year research expedition¿but ended up staying for more than twenty-five years. The history of the Mills Expedition offers a window onto the history of astronomy, the challenges of scientific collaboration across national lines, and the political and cultural contexts of early-twentieth-century Chile and the United States.

Über den Autor

Bárbara K. Silva is a FONDECYT-Chile researcher and Lecturer of Latin American History at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Zusammenfassung

Explores how the San Cristóbal Observatory emerged from a research expedition by American astronomers, and its connections to broader scientific, political, and cultural contexts

Combines a rigorously researched history of an important episode in the evolution of modern astronomy with an accessible, engaging writing style

Offers insight into the history of science in the global South, international scientific collaborations, and the origins of modern global astronomy

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Look Up to Southern Stars.- 2. Preparing the Mills Expedition.- 3. The Astronomers' Arrival and Challenges of Getting Settled in Chile.- 4. The Americans Want to Stay.- 5. Changing Years for the Mills Expedition.- 6. Epilogue: Transnational Mirrors for the Stars.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2019
Genre:	Mathematik , Medizin , Naturwissenschaften , Technik , Technik allg.
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	xiv 134 S. 1 s/w Illustr. 134 p. 1 illus.
ISBN-13:	9783030177119
ISBN-10:	3030177114
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	978-3-030-17711-9
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Silva, Bárbara K.
Auflage:	1st edition 2019
Hersteller:	Springer Nature Switzerland Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing AG
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	216 x 153 x 13 mm
Von/Mit:	Bárbara K. Silva
Erscheinungsdatum:	14.05.2019
Gewicht:	0,313 kg