The British Astronomical Association and the Great War of 1914-1918

2013/09/20 by Jeremy Shears, Shears, Jeremy
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph) #physics.hist-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1309.5205

Accepted for publication in the Journal of the British Astronomical Association. 32 pages, 17 figures

arxiv created 2013/09/20 · arxiv updated 2013/09/23

Abstract

Marking the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, this paper considers the effect of the war on the BAA and pays tribute to some of its members who were involved in the conflict.

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