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Advancing Variable Star Astronomy : (Record no. 520789)

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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780511977251 (ebook)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
Cancelled/invalid ISBN 9780521519120 (hardback)
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency UkCbUP
Language of cataloging eng
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Transcribing agency UkCbUP
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Geographic area code n-us---
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number QB4.9.U6
Item number W55 2011
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 523.8/44
Edition number 22
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Williams, Thomas R.
Fuller form of name (Thomas Roger),
Relator term author.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Advancing Variable Star Astronomy :
Remainder of title The Centennial History of the American Association of Variable Star Observers /
Statement of responsibility, etc Thomas R. Williams, Michael Saladyga.
264 #1 - Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice (R)
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture (R) Cambridge :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer (R) Cambridge University Press,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 2011.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 1 online resource (xv, 432 pages) :
Other physical details digital, PDF file(s).
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Content type term (R) text
Content type code (R) txt
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Media type term (R) computer
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Carrier type term (R) online resource
Carrier type code (R) cr
Source (NR) rdacarrier
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Part I. Pioneers in Variable Star Astronomy Prior to 1909: 1. The emergence of variable star astronomy: a need for observations; 2. A need for observers -- Part II. The Founding of the AAVSO: The William Tyler Olcott Era: 3. The amateur's amateur; 4. Amateurs in the service of science -- Part III. Recording and Classification: The Leon Campbell Era: 5. Leon Campbell to the rescue; 6. Formalizing relationships; 7. The Pickering Memorial Endowment; 8. Fading of the Old Guard; 9. Growing pains and distractions -- Part IV. The Service Bureau: The Margaret Mayall Era: 10. Learning about independence; 11. Eviction from Harvard College Observatory; 12. Actions and reactions; 13. In search of a home; 14. Survival on Brattle Street; 15. AAVSO achievements; 16. Breathing room on Concord Avenue -- Part V. Analysis and Science: The Janet Mattei Era: 17. The growth of a director; 18. Learning the ropes the hard way; 19. Managing with renewed confidence; 20. Expanding the scientific charter -- Part VI. Accelerating Observational Science: The Arne Henden Era: 21. Bridging the gap; 22. Accelerating the science: the Henden era begins -- Epilogue: A new century.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Founded in 1911, the AAVSO boasts over 1200 members and observers and is the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to variable star observation. This timely book marks the AAVSO's centennial year, presenting an authoritative and accurate history of this important association. Writing in an engaging and accessible style, the authors move chronologically through five eras of the AAVSO, discussing the evolution of its structure and purpose. Throughout the text, the main focus is on the thousands of individuals whose contributions have made the AAVSO's progress possible. Describing a century of interaction between amateur and professional astronomers, the authors celebrate the collaborative relationships that have existed over the years. As the definitive history of the first hundred years of the AAVSO, this text has broad appeal and will be of interest to amateur and professional astronomers, as well as historians and sociologists of science in general.
610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element American Association of Variable Star Observers.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Astronomy
Geographic subdivision United States
Form subdivision Observations
General subdivision History.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Variable stars
Form subdivision Observations
General subdivision History.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Saladyga, Michael,
Dates associated with a name 1950-
Relator term author.
776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY
Display text Print version:
International Standard Book Number 9780521519120
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511977251">https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511977251</a>

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