Public Perception of Astronomers: Revered, Reviled and Ridiculed
Abstract
Society's view of astronomers has changed over time and from culture to culture. This review discusses some of the many ways that astronomers have been perceived by their societies and suggests ways that astronomers can influence public perception of ourselves and our profession in the future.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- May 2009
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.0905.3956
- arXiv:
- arXiv:0905.3956
- Bibcode:
- 2009arXiv0905.3956W
- Keywords:
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- Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics;
- Physics - Popular Physics
- E-Print:
- Invited review to appear in The Role of Astronomy in Society and Culture: Proceedings of IAU Symposium No. 260, 2009. D. Valls-Gabaud and A. Boksenberg, eds