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Osterbrock (Donald E.) Papers
UA.40
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Description
This collection contains Dr. Donald E.
Osterbrock's activities as astronomer and science writer, director of the Lick Observatory,
and Professor Emeritus of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California, Santa
Cruz.
Background
Donald E. Osterbrock (1924-2007) was the director of Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton in
California, an astronomer, and historian of science. Osterbrock studied the birth of stars
and luminous clouds of gas at the core of galaxies outside the Milky Way known as gaseous
nebulae.
Extent
79 Linear Feet
137 archives boxes, 2 cartons
Restrictions
Property rights for this collection reside with the University of California. Literary
rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. The publication
or use of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use for research or
educational purposes requires written permission from the copyright owner. Responsibility
for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more
information on copyright or to order a reproduction, please visit
guides.library.ucsc.edu/speccoll/reproduction-publication.
Availability
Collection open for research.