American Astronomy: Community, Careers, and Power, 18591940,Used

American Astronomy: Community, Careers, and Power, 18591940,Used

In Stock
SKU: SONG0226468860
Brand: University of Chicago Press
Regular price$42.37
Quantity
Add to wishlist
Add to compare

Processing time: 1-3 days

US Orders Ships in: 3-5 days

International Orders Ships in: 8-12 days

Return Policy: 15-days return on defective items

Payment Option
Payment Methods

Help

If you have any questions, you are always welcome to contact us. We'll get back to you as soon as possible, withing 24 hours on weekdays.

Customer service

All questions about your order, return and delivery must be sent to our customer service team by e-mail at yourstore@yourdomain.com

Sale & Press

If you are interested in selling our products, need more information about our brand or wish to make a collaboration, please contact us at press@yourdomain.com

In this collective biography of the more than 1,200 individuals who engaged in astronomicalresearch, teaching, or practice in the United States between 1859 and 1940, John Lankfordpaints a meticulously documented portrait of this community. He tallies the number with andwithout doctorates, the number that taught in colleges or universities versus those involved inindustrial or government work, the number of women versus men, and so on. He alsoaddresses the crucial question of power within the communitywhat it meant, whichastronomers had it, and what they did with it.Drawing on more than a decade of archival research, Lankford attends to the numbers inconcise tables and figures, and takes care to focus through biographical sketches on thehuman beings his data represent. This dual approach convincingly illustrates how the changingstructure of a scientific community can alter both the career trajectories of its members and thenature of the scientific research they choose to pursue.

⚠️ WARNING (California Proposition 65):

This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.

For more information, please visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

Recently Viewed