The American Astronomical Society's First Century

, by Devorkin, David H.

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ISBN: 9781563966835 | 1563966832
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 5/1/1999

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Editor's Preface

1 The Early Society

AAS Meetings Before There Was an AAS: The Pre-History of the Society

(17)

Donald E. Osterbrock

The Pickering Years

(17)

David H. DeVorkin

The First West Coast Meeting of the AAS

(3)

Donald E. Osterbrock

Amateurs and the Society during the Formative Years

(13)

Marc Rothenberg

Thomas R. Williams

The American Astronomical Society, 1897--1947 [reprint of 1947 article]

(8)

Joel Stebbins

2 Beyond the Borders

Honorary American Astronomers: Canada and the American Astronomical Society

(13)

Richard A. Jarrell

A Century of Astronomy in Mexico: Collaboration with American Astronomers

(13)

Silvia Torres-Peimbert

3 Recollections of the Society

Personal Reminiscences of Being AAS Treasurer and Other Stories

(3)

Frank K. Edmondson

Recollections after Fifty Years: Haverford AAS Meeting, December 1950

(4)

Vera C. Rubin

The AAS as a Network

(7)

Arlo U. Landolt

My Years as AAS Secretary

101

(6)

Laurence Fredrick

4 The Modern Society

The Post-War Society: Responding to New Patterns of Patronage

107

(15)

David H. DeVorkin

The Modern Society: Changes in Demographics

122

(15)

David H. DeVorkin

Paul Routly

The Origins of the Executive Office at the American Astronomical Society, 1959-1964

137

(9)

David A. Attis

Moving to Washington, the Cannon Prize, and Other Thoughts

146

(2)

Margaret Burbidge

Moving the AAS Executive Office to Washington

148

(17)

Peter B. Boyce

5 The Publications of the Society

A Brief History of The Astronomical Journal

165

(11)

Paul W. Hodge

The American Astronomical Society and The Astrophysical Journal

176

(11)

Helmut A. Abt

6 The Society in a Changing World

Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy

187

(7)

Susan Simkin

Astronomy Education and the American Astronomical Society

194

(19)

Andrew Fraknoi

Donat Wentzel

The American Astronomical Society and the News Media

213

(10)

Stephen P. Maran

7 The Divisions of the Society

The Origin of the Divisions of the American Astronomical Society and the History of the High Energy Astrophysics Division

223

(15)

Virginia Trimble

The Solar Physics Division

238

(14)

John H. Thomas

The Beginnings of the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society

252

(17)

Dale P. Cruikshank

Joseph W. Chamberlain

The Founding of the Division on Dynamical Astronomy---A Few Recollections

269

(8)

R. L. Duncombe

The Historical Astronomy Division

277

(12)

Katherine Bracher

8 Commentary by Recent AAS Presidents

Prioritizing Science: A Story of the Decade Survey for the 1990s

289

(12)

John N. Bahcall

The Changing Research Environment

301

(6)

Sidney Carne Wolff

Our Changing Society

307

(5)

Frank H. Shu

Responsibilities of an American Astronomical Society

312

(9)

Andrea K. Dupree

References

321

(12)

Glossary

333

(2)

Author Biographies

335

(4)

Index

339

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