Whitford Committee Unit

In late 1962 the National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Science and Public Policy, established the Panel on Astronomical Facilities, chaired by Albert E. Whitford. The Panel was charged with studying the needs for major new ground-based astronomical facilities in the United States over the next five to ten years, and with recommending principles and costs to guide the use of federal funds to promote advancement in U.S. astronomy. Bracewell was a member of the Panel. The Panel first met in January 1963 and their formal report, Ground-Based Astronomy: A Ten-Year Program, was published in autumn 1964. This unit includes notes, correspondence, recommendations to the Panel from members of the astronomical community, meeting minutes, and draft reports dated 1962-1965.

Papers of Ronald N. Bracewell

For the complete 1964 Report, see the National Academies Press free download: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/20716/ground-based-astronomy-a-ten-year-program

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