Westerhout, Gart, 1927-2012
Gart Westerhout papers, 1952-1984.
The collection contains publications, conference materials, biographical material about Westerhout including an oral history interview transcript, as well as records of Westerhout's radio astronomy research at Leiden University, NRAO, and the University of Maryland.
Dutch-American astronomer Gart Westerhout studied at the Leiden University with Hendrik van de Hulst and Jan Hendrik Oort. He specialized in studying radio sources and the Milky Way Galaxy. He held positions at Leiden University and the University of Maryland. From 1977 to 1993, he was Scientific Director at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, DC.
Westerhout, Gart, 1927-2012
National Radio Astronomy Observatory (U.S.)
Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden
University of Maryland at College Park
Radio astronomy
Research.
Oral histories. aat
Publications. aat
Transcripts. aat
AIP-ICOS
National Radio Astronomy Observatory. Archives. 520 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA