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Explorer of the Universe - A Biography of George Ellery Hale (Hardcover, 1994 ed.)
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Explorer of the Universe - A Biography of George Ellery Hale (Hardcover, 1994 ed.)
Series: History of Modern Physics and Astronomy, 14
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George Ellery Hale, 1868-1938, was an American astronomer noted as
the organizer of great observatories at Yerkes, Mt. Palomar, Mt.
Wilson, and ad, hired by his colleagues as a great instrumentalist,
observer and theoretician. His contributions to modern astrophysics
were recognized in the naming of the great Hale telescope. Since
she was approached to write this book in 1948, the author has
concentrated on research to provide a definitive documentary of
Hale's genius and career. This is a first and monumental study
which will no doubt be of interest for its scrupulously detailed
minutiae to readers in the sciences and collectors of California,
for Hale's active commitments included both Cai Tech and the
Huntington Library. (Kirkus Reviews)
A reprint edition of a 1966 biography of foremost astronomer George
Ellery Hale, who laid much of the foundation of modern astrophysics
and observational cosmology. He's best known for the planning and
building of the 200-inch Hale Telescope of the Palomar Mountain
Observatory. This book features a new introduction by Allan Sandage
and an index not included in the original work. Since the history
of astrophysics is mostly undocumented, this work provides a rare
look at Hale's scientific achievements: his invention of the
spectroheliograph, his discovery of the magnetic nature of
sunspots, and his legendary leadership in founding the Yerkes,
Mount Wilson, and Palomar Mountain Observatories.
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