Field to Head NAS Astrophysics Study

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Summary

George B. Field, director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, is appointed by the National Academy of Sciences to head a two-year survey of astronomy and astrophysics.

Subject

  • Field, George B. 1929-
  • National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
  • Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1979, p. 360

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

January, 1979

Topic

  • Astrophysics
  • Appointments
  • Cooperation
  • Astronomy

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