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BluewaterObserva
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Re: Good books on astronomical observatories new [Re: Fred Ley]
      #4142936 - 10/26/10 10:26 AM
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They are still there, I actually talked to them about this a few times.

Distributed by Edwards Brothers back in the day which is the same company as the publisher J.W. Edwards. As a tribute to Mabel Sterns I have to commend her on how show went about this and the information she doccumented.

My observatory is a cross between the old and the new, I want to do some sky surveys in the spirit of the first sky surveys and I could definelt use the information that accorsing to a few of these observatory employees is now only contained in this now rare directory. I think a Kindle version could be very attractive to the original publisher.

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Fred Ley
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Re: Good books on astronomical observatories new [Re: BluewaterObserva]
      #4143196 - 10/26/10 12:43 PM
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That is good to know. I can give them a call and see where things might lead to.

If you need some specific information from the book, let me know what it is and I can e-mail you scans of the pages or post them here-if that is allowed. Just let me know what size dpi you would like for the scans to be in. There is the possibility that the entry the you are interested in may or may not have any images associated with it and may just be text.

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kiwisailor
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Re: Good books on astronomical observatories new [Re: Fred Ley]
      #4144558 - 10/26/10 11:23 PM
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Quote:

or post them here-if that is allowed.



Great find Fred, thanks for sharing the contents page, it would be a breach of copyright to post scans of a number of pages here and and as such, against Cloudy Nights Terms Of Service.

What you have posted, hopefully won't cause a fuss, a reproduction of the contents page and a "sample" page would surely count as "fair use for review purposes".

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PhilCo126
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Re: Good books on astronomical observatories new [Re: kiwisailor]
      #4155721 - 11/01/10 05:28 AM
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Interesting Ted!
My main interest is also the history of astronomical observatories & telescopes. Moreover I try to visit each major observatory in the world at least once
I have some 1950s and 1960s books with monthly reports of observatories in the USA and South America, these also contain rarely seen photos of the construction works of major observatories ...

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Re: Good books on astronomical observatories new [Re: PhilCo126]
      #4980773 - 12/23/11 06:20 AM
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Poetry & telescopes:
http://www.cosmopoetry.ro/expeditiontoelgrantelescopio/3therealmoftelescopes/

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PhilCo126
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Re: Good books on astronomical observatories new [Re: PhilCo126]
      #5002254 - 01/05/12 09:11 AM
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The well-known Stromlo book:

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      #5132147 - 03/20/12 12:19 PM
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The well-known Hawaii Mauna Kea visitor guides:

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PhilCo126
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      #5196129 - 04/29/12 08:41 AM
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Another great triplet book:
The future of small telescopes in the New Millennium
Vol I Perceptions, Productivities and Policies
Vol II The Telescopes we use
Vol III Science in the Shadows of Giants
by Terry Oswalt (editor)

The Principles of Astronomical Telescope Design (Jinqquan Cheng)

New Eyes on the Universe: Twelve Cosmic Mysteries and the Tools We Need to Solve Them (Stephen Webb)

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Re: Good books on astronomical observatories new [Re: PhilCo126]
      #5196318 - 04/29/12 10:38 AM
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FWIW; don't forget that this thread is a Sticky in "Best of Observatory Links" also!

Sticky

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PhilCo126
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      #5317063 - 07/14/12 07:58 AM
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50 years of Mauna Loa Observatory

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Re: Good books on astronomical observatories new [Re: PhilCo126]
      #5317143 - 07/14/12 09:39 AM
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Philco... I love your collection!
I have always looked for books on Mt Wilson and Pic du Midi.

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PhilCo126
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      #5318842 - 07/15/12 12:46 PM
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Another book on "Pic du Midi" in the French Pyrenées (2878m)

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      #5323628 - 07/18/12 01:31 PM
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140th anniversary of the Strasbourg observatory in France, currently home of all astronomical databases:

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      #5387486 - 08/26/12 05:44 AM
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An excellent book, which was based on the author's doctoral thesis at Oxford University. A must-have for everyone with a passion for astronomical observatories!

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      #5590738 - 12/27/12 05:41 AM
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Some books on observatories " Down Under "



Australian Observatories

While this is the OBSERVATORIES topic, let me point out this list:
http://www.astronomic.fr/post/2008/06/25/46-observatoires-astronomiques

Best regards,
RefractorPhill

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PhilCo126
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      #5595586 - 12/30/12 05:25 AM
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50 years ESO - European Southern Observatory





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Re: Good books on astronomical observatories new [Re: PhilCo126]
      #5595617 - 12/30/12 06:37 AM
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ReractorPhil, you've an amazing astro library! Wow!

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PhilCo126
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      #5606029 - 01/05/13 05:02 AM
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Thanks ... that's almost 4 decades of collecting. I'm still looking for a book or brochure on the Haleakala Obs...
Here're some European observatory books worth mentioning:
The 10,4 m GTC - Gran Telescopio Canarias remains the largest (single mirror) telescope in the world...





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PhilCo126
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      #5765446 - 03/29/13 06:07 PM
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In preparation on a book on professional robotic observatories I've toured New South Wales observatories... An impression:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72473941@N03/

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PhilCo126
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      #5829970 - 04/29/13 11:32 AM
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ORM - Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos on La Palma, canary islands - Spain.
Still available via Sheila Crosby's website:
http://dragontree.sheilacrosby.com/blog/products-page/

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