Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/JDvJHl Astronomy at the Turn of the Twentieth Century in Chile and the United States Chasing Southern Stars, 1903–1929 By: Bárbara K. Silva Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Print ISBN: 9783030177119, 3030177114 eText ISBN: 9783030177126, 3030177122 Copyright year: 2019 Format: EPUB Available from $ 59.99 USD SKU 9783030177126 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.
