Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Between 1920 and 1960 astronomers began working with scientists in other fields to improve their understanding of the nature of the solar system. Well before the launch of Sputnik, researchers made wide-ranging attempts to solve such problems as the nature of lunar and terrestrial craters, the origin of comets and meteors, and the birth of the solar family. Their achievements included the Oort cloud and Kuiper belt concepts.
Cooperation among specialists often dissolved in controversy - including the famous Kuiper-Urey conflict over the Moon's history - yet their work provided the foundation for planetary science in the space age.
Exploiting previously unused archival material, Ronald E. Doel investigates the emergence of this interdisciplinary scientific community and its influence on research in astronomy, meteorology, geology, and geophysics. He examines how studies in planetary science were influenced by shifts in institutional mandates, new research techniques, and government-military funding during the cold war.
One example analyzed is the challenge to the geological doctrine of uniformitarianism that emerged in light of cold-war weapons research. Above all, this book explores an important branch of earth science, central to what we now call the environmental sciences.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
History, Astrophysics, Science, Astronomy, historyPlaces
United States, Solar systemShowing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1
Solar System Astronomy in America: Communities, Patronage, and Interdisciplinary Science, 1920-1960
Sep 09, 2010, Yokai Publishing
paperback
0857920928 9780857920928
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
Solar system astronomy in America: communities, patronage, and interdisciplinary science, 1920-1960
1996, Cambridge University Press
in English
052141573X 9780521415736
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-269) and index.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?July 18, 2024 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
August 18, 2020 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
November 11, 2019 | Edited by ImportBot | import new book |
April 28, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Linked existing covers to the work. |
December 10, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |