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Oort and the Universe

A Sketch of Oort’s Research and Person

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Jam H. Oort’s Work

    • Adriaan Blaauw
    Pages 1-19
  3. Meritus Emeritus

    • Harry van der Laan
    Pages 21-29
  4. Jan Hendrik Oort and Dutch Astronomy

    • H. G. van Bueren
    Pages 31-37
  5. Reminiscences of the Early Nineteen-Twenties

    • Peter van de Kamp
    Pages 51-54
  6. Early Galactic Structure

    • Per Olof Lindblad
    Pages 59-64
  7. Oort and his Large Radiotelescope

    • W. N. Christiansen
    Pages 71-78
  8. Oort’s Work on Comets

    • Maarten Schmidt
    Pages 111-115
  9. On High-Energy Astrophysics

    • V. L. Ginzburg
    Pages 129-140
  10. Oort and Extragalactic Astronomy

    • Margaret Burbidge, Geoffrey Burbidge
    Pages 141-150
  11. Birthday Wishes

    • Hugo van Woerden, Willem N. Brouw, Henk C. van de Hulst
    Pages 151-151
  12. The Earth and the Universe

    • Abraham H. Oort
    Pages 153-156
  13. The Challenge of Jan Oort

    • J. H. Bannier
    Pages 157-160

Editors and Affiliations

  • Kapteyn Institute, Groningen, Netherlands

    Hugo Woerden

  • Netherlands Foundation for Radio Astronomy, Dwingeloo, Netherlands

    Willem N. Brouw

  • Leiden Observatory, Netherlands

    Henk C. Hulst

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Oort and the Universe

  • Book Subtitle: A Sketch of Oort’s Research and Person

  • Editors: Hugo Woerden, Willem N. Brouw, Henk C. Hulst

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9113-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1980

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1180-9Published: 30 September 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1209-7Published: 30 September 1980

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-9113-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 210

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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