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02091aam a2200337Ii 4500 001 991E4F0ECFA311E9B77D544F97128E48 003 SILO 005 20190905010153 008 190517t20192019sz b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 3030177114 020 $a 9783030177119 035 $a (OCoLC)1104031218 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c UKMGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d PAU $d IUL $d IWA $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 050 4 $a QB82 C52 S364x 2019 100 1 $a Silva Avaria, BaÌrbara, $d 1980- $e author. 245 10 $a Astronomy at the turn of the twentieth century in Chile and the United States : $b chasing southern stars, 1903-1929 / $c BaÌrbara K. Silva. 264 1 $a Cham, Switzerland : $b Palgrave Macmillan, $c [2019] 300 $a xiv, 134 pages ; $c 22 cm. 490 1 $a Palgrave studies in the history of science and technology 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "This Palgrave Pivot tells the transnational story of the astronomical observatory in the hills near Santiago, Chile, built in the early twentieth century through the efforts of astronomers from the Lick Observatory in California. Venturing abroad to learn from largely unmapped Southern skies and, hopefully, answer lingering questions about the structure of the galaxy, they planned a three-year research expedition - but ended up staying for more than twenty-five years. The history of the Mills Expedition offers a window onto the history of astronomy, the challenges of scientific collaboration across national lines, and the political and cultural contexts of early-twentieth-century Chile and the United States"--Back cover. 610 20 $a Manuel Foster Observatory. 650 0 $a Astronomical observatories $z Santiago $z Santiago $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Astronomers $z United States. 776 08 $i ebook version : $z 9783030177126 830 0 $a Palgrave studies in the history of science and technology 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20191105025414.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=991E4F0ECFA311E9B77D544F97128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search