Records of the Education Office, 1962-1984.

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Records of the Education Office, 1962-1984.

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The Education Office organizes programs relating to astronomy education in high schools and colleges, teacher resource programs, and the Visiting Lecturer Program. Collection is primarily of records documenting the Harlow Shapley Visiting Lectureship in Astronomy program (1962-1984); includes individual files for each participant in the program arranged by year of participation. Also included are Education Committee files, subject files and four volumes listing American Astronomical Society astronomers willing to act as consultants to the Earth Science Curriculum Project, a summer institute for science teachers held in 1970.

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American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Founded in 1899 as the Astronomical and Astrophysical Society of America, in 1914 the name was changed to the American Astronomical Society. Its purpose is the advancement of astronomy and closely related branches of science. The Society became an Associate Member of the American Institute of Physics in 1958, and has been a full Member Society since 1966. It is also affiliated with the International Astronomical Union. From the description of Records of the Education Office, 1962-198...