Edmondson, Frank K. (Frank Kelly), 1912-

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Birth 1912-08-01
Death 2008-12-08
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

Astronomer (stellar motions, asteroids, faint stars) and administrator. On the astronomy faculty at Indiana University from 1937, including department chair, 1944-1978, and observatory director, 1945-1978; research associate, McDonald Observatory from 1941; and vice president and president, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, 1957-1965.

From the description of History of AURA : interviews and documentation, 1978-1991. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80524711

From the description of Selected papers [microform], 1936-1948. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80927787

Astronomer (stellar motions, asteroids, faint stars) and administrator. On the astronomy faculty at University of Indiana from 1937, including department chair, 1944-1978, and observatory director, 1945-1978; research associate, McDonald Observatory from 1941; and vice president and president, Associated Universities for Research in Astronomy, 1957-1965.

From the description of AURA, Kitt Peak and Cerro Tololo---the early years. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84185878

Frank K. Edmondson graduated from Indiana University in 1933. After earning his PhD at Harvard in 1937, he returned to Indiana University as a professor of astronomy, where he remained for the entirety of his professional career.

From the description of Frank K. Edmondson papers, 1904-2003. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 712789184

From the guide to the Frank K. Edmondson papers, 1904-2003, (Indiana University Office of University Archives and Records Management http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives)

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Subjects:

  • Artificial satellites, Russian
  • Astronomers
  • Astronomical observatories
  • Astronomical observatories
  • Astronomy
  • Astronomy
  • Astronomy
  • Astronomy
  • Astronomy teachers
  • Astrophysics
  • Astrophysics
  • Kinematics
  • Radio astronomy
  • Stars
  • Telescopes

Occupations:

  • Astronomers

Places:

  • Indiana--Bloomington (as recorded)

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