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Strand, K. Aage, (Kaj Aage), 1907-
Oral history interview with Kaj Strand, 1983 December 8 and 1984 January 3.
This interview recounts Strand's career in astronomy, which began with graduate work at the University of Copenhagen (PhD, 1938, astronomy) and included positions at the Geodetic Institute of Denmark (1931-3); at the University of Leiden (1933-8); at Swarthmore College (1938-46); at the University of Chicago (1946-67); at Northwestern as Director of the Dearborn Observatory (1947-58); and at the US Naval Observatory as Director of Astrometry and Astrophysics (1958-63) and as Science Director (1963-77). The interview concentrates on Strand's astronomical research at the Naval Observatory on photographic observation of double stars, stellar parallaxes, and orbital motions in double and multiple systems, as well as his administrative activities there. He also recounts his early family life and education in Denmark, and his experiences in the American Army in WWII. Other affliliations discussed include: Ejnar Hertzsprung, Harlow Shapley, Bengt Strm̲gren, Peter Van de Kamp, Raymod Dugan, and Svante Strm̲gren.
Kaj Aage Strand, 1907-2000. Astronomer. Education: University of Copenhagen (PhD, 1938, astronomy). Professional experience: Geodetic Institute in Copenhagen (1931-1933); University of Leiden (1933-1938); Swarthmore College (1938-1946); University of Chicago (1946-1967); Director of the Dearborn Observatory (1947-1958); US Naval Observatory, Director of Astrometry and Astrophysics (1958-1963) and Science Director (1963-1967).
Dugan, Raymond Smith, 1878-1940
Hertzsprung, Ejnar, 1873-1967.
Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972.
Strand, K. Aage, (Kaj Aage), 1907-
Strm̲gren, Bengt, 1908-1987
Strm̲gren, Svante Elis, 1870-1947
Van de Kamp, Peter, 1901-1995
Dearborn Observatory.
Geodetic Institute of Denmark
Kb̜enhavns universitet
Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden
Swarthmore College.
United States Naval Observatory -- Administration.
United States Naval Observatory. Astrometry and Astrophysics Division.
University of Chicago.
Astrodynamics.
Astronomy -- Research.
Astrophysics -- History.
Double stars.
Geodesy -- Research.
Stellar activity.
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DeVorkin, David H., 1944- interviewer.
Dick, Steven J. interviewer.
United States Naval Observatory.
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United States Naval Observatory Library. 3450 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20392-5420, USA
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