The early history of the Anglo-Australian 150-inch Telescope (AAT)

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Dec 1985

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Royal Astronomical Society, Quarterly Journal (ISSN 0035-8738), vol. 26, Dec. 1985, p. 393-455.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Histories, International Cooperation, Telescopes, Australia, England, Financial Management, Politics

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The financial and political problems encountered in the development of the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) are reviewed. The various organizations which controlled British astronomy from 1955-1967, and their effect on the AAT project are described. The conflict between involvement in the European Southern Observatory or the AAT project is discussed. The proposed U.S. involvement with the U.K. or Australia in astronomy projects is examined. The Science Research Council's budgetary control of the AAT project is discussed.

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