The Muleskinner and the Stars The Life and Times of Milton La Salle Humason, Astronomer /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Voller, Ronald L. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2016.
• Σειρά: Springer Biographies
• Θέματα: Physics.; History.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; History of Science.

Milt Humason’s unlikely story began on the shores of the Mississippi River in Winona, Minnesota, in 1891 and led to the foot of Mount Wilson outside Los Angeles, California, twelve years later. Captivated by his surroundings, the mountain would become the backdrop for his life and career over the ne...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part I: Childhood and Early Adult Life (1891-1917)
• Dodge Center/Winona, Minnesota (1891-1902)
• Los Angelus, CA (1902)
• Mount Wilson (1903-1910)
• The Valley (1911-1917)
• Part II: A New Path (1918-1964)
• Winning Friends and Favor (1918-1920)
• Spectroscopists (1920-1928)
• Edwin Hubble (1928-1931)
• The Great Observatory (1930s)
• Part III: A New Era (1938-1964)
• The War Years (1938-1945)
• Post War (1945-1957)
• Post-retirement Study (1957-1964)
• Epilogue (1964-1972).