Edmondson, Frank K. (Frank Kelley), 1912-
AURA (Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy), Kitt Peak and Cerro Tololo---the early years.
A manuscript about the early history of the Associated Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), the Kitt Peak National Observatory, and the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. The author discusses the history of astronomy in the United States, the role of the National Science Foundation in its development, and AURA participating universities.
Astronomer (stellar motions, asteroids, faint stars) and administrator. On the astronomy faculty at University of Indiana from 1937, including department chair, 1944-1978, and observatory director, 1945-1978; research associate, McDonald Observatory from 1941; and vice president and president, Associated Universities for Research in Astronomy, 1957-1965.
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy.
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory.
Kitt Peak National Observatory.
National Science Foundation (U.S.)
Astronomy -- History.
Institutional History
Edmondson, Frank K. (Frank Kelley), 1912-
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
AIP-ICOS
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA