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020			_a9780511977251 (ebook)
020			_z9780521519120 (hardback)
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050	0	0	_aQB4.9.U6 _bW55 2011
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100	1		_aWilliams, Thomas R., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aAdvancing Variable Star Astronomy : _bThe Centennial History of the American Association of Variable Star Observers / _cThomas R. Williams, Michael Saladyga.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2011.
300			_a1 online resource (448 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aFounded in 1911, the AAVSO boasts over 1200 members and observers and is the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to variable star observation. This timely book marks the AAVSO's centennial year, presenting an authoritative and accurate history of this important association. Writing in an engaging and accessible style, the authors move chronologically through five eras of the AAVSO, discussing the evolution of its structure and purpose. Throughout the text, the main focus is on the thousands of individuals whose contributions have made the AAVSO's progress possible. Describing a century of interaction between amateur and professional astronomers, the authors celebrate the collaborative relationships that have existed over the years. As the definitive history of the first hundred years of the AAVSO, this text has broad appeal and will be of interest to amateur and professional astronomers, as well as historians and sociologists of science in general.
650		0	_aAmerican Association of Variable Star Observers
700	1		_aSaladyga, Michael, _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521519120
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511977251
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c37771 _d37771