Symposium honoring the retirement of N. V. Mayall as director of Kitt Peak National Observatory [sound recording]

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Symposium honoring the retirement of N. V. Mayall as director of Kitt Peak National Observatory [sound recording]

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Nicholas Mayall served at Kitt Peak National Observatory from 1945 - 1971, and as director from 1960.Speakers include: W. W. Morgan, "Optical Forms of Compact Galaxies;" Margaret Burbidge, "Rotations of Galaxies;" R. Minkowski, "A Medley of Comments on the Crab Nebula, Supernova Remnants, and Ancient Nova."

4 sound cassettes (4 hrs.) : analog, mono. ; 4 in.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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American Institute of Physics

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Physicist. High Energy Radiation Section, National Bureau of Standards, 1949-1962; Chief, Radiation Physics Division, 1962-1966; Director, American Institute of Physics, 1966-1986. From the description of The story of the American Institute of Physics, 1967-1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154305950 The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is a not-for-profit membership corporation chartered in New York State in 1931 for the purpose of promoting the advancement and diffus...

Morgan, W. W. (William Wilson), 1906-1994

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Received his B.S. (1927) and Ph.D. (1931) from the University of Chicago. Emeritus Professor of Astronomy at the University of Chicago, 1974-1994. Director of Yerkes and McDonald Observatories, 1960-63. Died in 1994. From the description of Oral history interview with William Wilson Morgan, 1987 October 07. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81865422 William Wilson Morgan was born on January 3, 1906, in Bethesda, Tennessee. His father and his mother were both home m...

Burbidge, E. Margaret, 1919-

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American astronomer and astrophysicist. From the description of Margaret Burbidge papers, 1950-2004. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 700953756 Astronomer. Born and educated in England (University of London). Came to the US in 1951. Served at Yerkes Observatory, California Institute of Technology, and University of California, San Diego from 1962. Awarded the Bruce Medal in 1982. From the description of Oral history interview with Margar...

Kitt Peak National Observatory

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Minkowski, H. (Hermann), 1864-1909

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German mathematician (mathematical physics). Affiliations: University of Königsberg, Ph. D. 1885; University of Bonn, 1885-1894; University of Königsberg 1894-1896; ETH Zürich 1896-1902; University of Göttingen, o. professor 1902-1909. From the description of Papers. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84584433 Minkowski was born on June 22, 1864 of German parents in Alexotas, Russia; was the joint winner of the Paris Academy of Sciences Grand Prix des Sciences Mathématiques...

Mayall, N. U. (Nicholas Ulrich), 1906-1993

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Astronomer. Astronomer, Lick Observatory, 1945-1960; director, Kitt Peak National Observatory, 1960-1971. From the description of Nick Mayall talking about AURA's acquiring and developing Cerro Tololo [videorecording] / recorded by W. A. Hiltner; 1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82211153 ...

Mayall Symposium : (1971)

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