The Letters and Papers of Jan Hendrik Oort : As Archived in the University Library, Leiden /
The astronomer Jan Hendrik Oort (1900-1992) left behind an extensive collection of notes and correspondence, both on his research and on matters that concerned him in a variety of official functions. Upon Oort's death, the collection was augmented by more personal papers, letters, journals, and...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint : Springer,
1997.
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| Series: | Astrophysics and space science library ;
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| Summary: | The astronomer Jan Hendrik Oort (1900-1992) left behind an extensive collection of notes and correspondence, both on his research and on matters that concerned him in a variety of official functions. Upon Oort's death, the collection was augmented by more personal papers, letters, journals, and diaries. <br/> The resulting collection forms a rich source of information on many aspects of twentieth-century astronomy, in which Oort played such an important role. The scientific and personal material covers the entire span of time from Oort's early youth until his death. <br/> To make these papers accessible to a wide circle of users, the collection has now been catalogued and described; the result is presented in this volume. A name index and a subject index have been added to facilitate access. The inventory is accompanied by a short biographical sketch, and a number of photographs, mostly relating to Oort's career as a scientist. <br/> The original papers themselves are archived in the Leiden University Library. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (228 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789401157643 (electronic bk.) 9401157642 (electronic bk.) |