An edition of The American Astronomical Society's first century
(1999)
The American Astronomical Society's first century
by David H. DeVorkin
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The American Astronomical Society's first century
1999, Published for the American Astronomical Society through the American Institute of Physics
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Table of Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1 The Early Society
AAS Meetings Before There Was an AAS:
The Pre-History of the Society3
Donald E. Osterbrock
The Pickering Years20
David H. DeVorkin
The First West Coast Meeting of the AAS37
Donald E. Osterbrock
Amateurs and the Society during the Formative Years40
Marc Rothenberg and Thomas R. Williams
The American Astronomical Society, 1897-1947 [reprint of 1947 article]53
Joel Stebbins
2 Beyond the Borders
Honorary American Astronomers:
Canada and the American Astronomical Society61
Richard A. Jarrell
A Century of Astronomy in Mexico:
Collaboration with American Astronomers74
Silvia Torres-Peimbert
3 Recollections of the Society
Personal Reminiscences of Being AAS Treasurer
and O ther Stories87
Frank K. Edmondson
Recollections after Fifty Years:
Haverford AAS Meeting, December 195090
Vera C. Rubin
The AAS as a Network94
Arlo U. Landolt
My Years as AAS Secretary101
Laurence Fredrick
4 The Modern Society
The Post-War Society: Responding to New Patterns of Patronage107
David H. DeVorkin
The Modern Society: Changes in Demographics122
David H. DeVorkin and Paul Routly
The Origins of the Executive Office at the
American Astronomical Society, 1959-1964137
David A. Attis
Moving to Washington, the Cannon Prize, and Other Thoughts146
Margaret Burbidge
Moving the AAS Executive Office to Washington148
Peter B. Boyce
5 The Publications of the Society
A Brief History of The Astronomical Journal165
Paul W. Hodge
The American Astronomical Society and The Astrophysical Journal176
Helmut A. Abt
6 The Society in a Changing World
Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy187
Susan Simkin
Astronomy Education and the American Astronomical Society194
Andrew Fraknoi and Donat Wentzel
The American Astronomical Society and the News Media213
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 Division223
Virginia Trimble
The Solar Physics Division238
John H. Thomas
The Beginnings of the Division for Planetary Sciences
of the American Astronomical Society252
Dale P. Cruikshank and Joseph W. Chamberlain
The Founding of the Division on Dynamical Astronomy-A Few Recollections269
R. L. Duncombe
The Historical Astronomy Division277
Katherine Bracher
8 Commentary by Recent AAS Presidents
Prioritizing Science: A Story of the Decade Survey for the 1990s289
John N. Bahcall
The Changing Research Environment301
Sidney Came Wolff
Our Changing Society307
Frank H. Shu
Responsibilities of an American Astronomical Society312
Andrea K. Dupree.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-332) and index.
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