Whitford Committee

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. The Panel first met in January 1963 and their formal report, Ground-Based Astronomy: A Ten-Year Program, was published in autumn 1964.

Records of the NRAO

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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1964

Director's Office Series

Director's Office Correspondence Unit

Topical Correspondence Subunit

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