Advancing Variable Star Astronomy : the Centennial History of the American Association of Variable Star Observers.

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Author / Creator:Williams, Thomas R.
Imprint:Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Description:1 online resource (450 pages)
Language:English
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Other authors / contributors:Saladyga, Michael.
ISBN:9781139116695
113911669X
128329575X
9781283295758
9781139127356
1139127357
9780511977251
0511977255
9780521519120
0521519128
Notes:Variable star program evolution.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-412) and index.
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Summary:As the definitive history of the AAVSO, this text will interest amateur and professional astronomers, historians and sociologists alike.
Other form:Print version: Williams, Thomas R. Advancing Variable Star Astronomy : The Centennial History of the American Association of Variable Star Observers. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2011 9780521519120
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505 0 |a Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I PIONEERS IN VARIABLE STAR ASTRONOMY PRIOR TO 1909; 1 The emergence of variable star astronomy -- a need for observations; ARGELANDER'S APPEALS AND CRITERIA; ARGELANDER STUDENTS AND THE FOUNDATION; OUTSTANDING BRITISH OBSERVERS; BRITISH ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORTS; ASTRONOMERS IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; ASTRONOMERS IN THE AMERICAS; 2 A need for observers; APPEALS FOR OBSERVERS; COOPERATIVE EFFORTS; THE PICKERING PLAN; EFFICIENCY IN ASTRONOMY; POPULAR INTEREST; VARIABLE STAR SPECTRA; CHANDLER'S VARIABLE STAR CATALOGS. 
505 8 |a DEFENDING VISUAL OBSERVATIONSDEFENSE OF SPECTRAL CLASSIFICATIONS; ARGUMENTS CONTINUE; AN INTERIM STANDARD; FRUITS OF COOPERATION; MORE URGENT CALL FOR OBSERVERS; PICKERING PARADIGM SHIFT; HARVARD CORPS OF OBSERVERS; THE EMERGENCE OF ORGANIZATIONS; THE SOCIETY FOR PRACTICAL ASTRONOMY; SPA VARIABLE STAR SECTION; Part II THE FOUNDING OF THE AAVSO -- THE WILLIAM TYLER OLCOTT ERA; 3 The amateur's amateur; TYLER OLCOTT'S PARENTS; THE OLCOTT-TYLER CONNECTIONS; FAMILY BUSINESSES IN CHICAGO; RETURN TO ANCESTRAL HOME; WILLIAM TYLER'S EDUCATION; COLLEGE LIFE IN THE GILDED AGE; TRAVEL AND LAW SCHOOL. 
505 8 |a SOCIETY, MARRIAGE, AND RECREATION -- THE GOOD LIFENIGHT SKY REVEALED; VARIABLE STARS AND SCIENCE -- AN OPTION?; ORGANIZING OBSERVERS; RECRUITMENT COMPETITION; 4 Amateurs in the service of science; A NOVA OPPORTUNITY; GAINING CONTROL; EXPANDING THE AAVSO PROGRAM; BOOK PUBLICATIONS; NEW STELLAR THEORY; A MEASURE OF SUCCESS; PICKERING'S EARLY SUPPORT; CLOSING THE GAP; STEADY AS SHE GOES?; WORLD WAR I REACHES AMERICA; AAVSO'S INCORPORATION; GROWING CLOSER TOGETHER; Part III RECORDING AND CLASSIFICATION -- THE LEON CAMPBELL ERA; 5 Leon Campbell to the rescue; EARLY LIFE IN CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS. 
505 8 |a EMPLOYMENT AT HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORYENTERPRISE IN PERU; JOINING THE AAVSO; DEATH OF PICKERING; CAMPBELL TAKES CHARGE; THE PICKERING MEMORIAL; THE OLD GUARD STEPS IN; 6 Formalizing relationships; EVOLVING HCO INVOLVEMENT; AAVSO'S SCIENTIFIC FUNCTIONS; Standardization and distribution of charts; Julian Day calendars; Availability of telescopes; Broadening the AAVSO observing program; Instrumentalizing variable star observing; MANAGING THE OBSERVATIONS; PROGRESS IN VARIABLE STAR ASTRONOMY; AAVSO'S SOCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS; Member communications; Meetings. 
505 8 |a PASSING OF THE OLD GUARD BEGINSINTERNATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS; SO FAR, SO GOOD; 7 The Pickering Memorial Endowment; AN AMBIGUOUS RELATIONSHIP; AAVSO PICKERING MEMORIAL FUND; A NEW HCO DIRECTOR; ASTRONOMY'S GREAT DEBATE; LEON CAMPBELL AND VARIABLE STAR ASTRONOMY; THE PICKERING MEMORIAL CHANGES; HARVARD TAKES CONTROL; WILLIAM TYLER OLCOTT AFTER 1920; LOOKING BACKWARD (AND FORWARD); 8 Fading of the Old Guard; THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND THE AAVSO; AAVSO LEADERSHIP TRENDS; Rectifying administrative committees; Vetting and training observers; Other leadership issues; Meetings. 
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