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Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy
Andre . Ed(S): Heck
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Description for Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy
Paperback. Editor(s): Heck, Andre. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 456.
Seated in a sun-lit corner of his 17th century Dutch house, his hand touching a celestial globe, Johannes Vermeer's "Astronomer" seems to pon der about the mysteries of the universe. We might make the trip to Paris and ask him, in the Louvre, what precisely is on his mind. Unfortunately, there will be no answer. But we do know what his mind was not on. It was not on the approaching deadlines for the proposals he would have to write for getting funds and telescope-time, not on the meeting of the observing programs committee, not on his refereeing duty for ... Read more
Seated in a sun-lit corner of his 17th century Dutch house, his hand touching a celestial globe, Johannes Vermeer's "Astronomer" seems to pon der about the mysteries of the universe. We might make the trip to Paris and ask him, in the Louvre, what precisely is on his mind. Unfortunately, there will be no answer. But we do know what his mind was not on. It was not on the approaching deadlines for the proposals he would have to write for getting funds and telescope-time, not on the meeting of the observing programs committee, not on his refereeing duty for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
Series
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401038607
SKU
V9789401038607
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