Founded in 1895 by George E. Hale and James E. Keeler: The Astrophysical Journal Centennial
Abstract
A brief history of the Astrophysical Journal is given, concentrating on its beginnings, its predecessor journals, the astrophysicists who founded it, and the growth and development of astrophysics in the century then. Latter stages in its history are related, in less detail, down to the present.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- January 1995
- DOI:
- 10.1086/175049
- Bibcode:
- 1995ApJ...438....1O
- Keywords:
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- OBITUARIES;
- BIOGRAPHIES;
- HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF ASTRONOMY