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Thirty Years in Pasadena
Index to Chapin's Thirty Years in Pasadena
A Thirty-year History of Jane Long Chapter, NSDAR, Pasadena, Texas
Author: Daughters of the American Revolution. Jane Long Chapter (Pasadena, Tex.)
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 99
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Published: 1912
Total Pages: 462
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Pasadena, the Early Years
The Typographical Journal
History of Los Angeles County
Thirty Years of Astronomical Discovery with UKIRT
Author: Andy Adamson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-11-26
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 940077432X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →These are the proceedings of an international meeting hosted by the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the dedication of the UKIRT, the United Kingdom InfraRed Telescope. The volume comprises 31 professional level papers. The first part of the book has 10 thorough reviews of the conception, design and build of the telescope, as well as accounts of some its key instruments such as IRCAM (the common-user infrared camera), CGS4 (the fourth Cooled Grating Spectrometer) and the Wide Field Camera. The second part of the book comprises 14 reviews of scientific achievements during its twenty years of visitor mode operations. The final part of the book is a series of 7 reviews of the results from the multiple surveys being done as part of UKIDSS (UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey). The authors are all experts in their respective fields, for example instrument scientists, operations staff and leading astronomers.
The Torchbearers
Author: Karen J. Blair
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 1994-02-22
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9780253112538
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Blair's meticulous research has produced a complex work that is both encyclopedic and lively." -- The Journal of American History "With its valuable bibliography, this book should be an essential purchase for most libraries." -- Choice "With its detailed examination of both local and national organizations, this volume is a valuable addition both to the growing literature on women's associations and to the development of nonprofit enterprise in the arts." -- ARNOVA News "... Blair's insistence on the significance of her subject and her skillfully researched treatment of it is welcome and useful." -- American Historical Review "Readers interested in women's history, American cultural hsitory, and popular culture should all enjoy this book." -- Illinois Historical Journal "An indispensible overview of women's cultural activities in promoting and popularizing a wide variety of cultural enterprises, from music to artists' colonies." -- Kathleen D. McCarthy The women's arts clubs that flourished during the Progressive Era were more than havens for artistic dilettantes. As advocacy groups they effectively promoted universal access to the fine arts, leaving a vital legacy of cultural programs and institutions.
