Astronomers and the Hubble space telescope: an historical analysis

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dc.contributor.authorJohnston, Peter J.en
dc.contributor.committeechairBarker, Peteren
dc.contributor.committeememberFuller, Steven W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHirsh, Richard F.en
dc.contributor.departmentScience and Technology Studiesen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:27:58Zen
dc.date.adate2009-01-31en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:27:58Zen
dc.date.issued1992-07-05en
dc.date.rdate2009-01-31en
dc.date.sdate2009-01-31en
dc.description.abstractIn this thesis I describe a period in the Hubble Space Telescope's history during which a relatively small number of astronomers worked to encourage their colleagues to support the telescope project. I analyze astronomers' behavior in terms of the various problems which they faced. I argue that astronomical community came to support the project in part because the telescope's advocates succeeded in separating technological issues from economic ones. I also suggest that separating these two kinds of issues may have contributed to the circumstances which led to the telescope's well-publicized defects.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentiv, 83 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-01312009-063039en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01312009-063039/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/40825en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1992.J646.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 28013293en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1992.J646en
dc.subject.lcshAstronomers -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryen
dc.subject.lcshTelescopes -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryen
dc.titleAstronomers and the Hubble space telescope: an historical analysisen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineScience and Technology Studiesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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