Mountains of Controversy: Narrative and the Making of Contested Landscapes in Postwar American Astronomy

Beginning in the second half of the twentieth century, three American astronomical observatories in Arizona and Hawai'i were transformed from scientific research facilities into mountains of controversy. This dissertation examines the histories of conflict between Native, environmentalist, and...

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Main Author: Swanner, Leandra Altha
Other Authors: Galison, Peter
Language:en_US
Published: Harvard University 2013
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Online Access:http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10781
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11156816