QC 351 A7 no. 30 / This symposium was co- sponsored by the Kitt Peak National Observatory
(Dr. D. L. Crawford) and the Optical Sciences Center and Steward Observatory
of the University of Arizona (Dr. A. B. Meinel). The idea grew from the recognition of the many common problems that were being faced by national and
international groups in the engineering of large telescopes. The divergences
of opinions and designs in regard to the nature of large astronomical mirrors,
and their mounting and testing, made it evident that an exchange of ideas
would be profitable to all of the groups.
The meeting was organized and chaired by D. L.Crawford and A. B. Meinel.
Special commendation is also due to R. H. Noble of the Optical Sciences Center for managing the numerous arrangements that contributed to making this a
well-attended and successful symposium.
The original intent of the symposium was merely to provide a face-to-face
exchange of ideas. In retrospect, however, it was realized that the meeting
constituted a milestone in large telescope design, and it was decided to edit
the recording tapes and publish the proceedings. The task of transcribing the
tapes fell to Patricia Grames and Evelyn Brant, with assistance in technical
content from Earl Pearson of Kitt Peak National Observatory.
In several cases the presentations atthe symposium led to continuing discussion. In particular,the papers by Bleich and Schwesinger led to a spirited
exchange in which considerable enlightenment resulted. We have decided not to
include these supplemental contributions, both because they transpired outside
the format of this meeting and in view of their intent to publish elsewhere.
The editorial task undertaken by Martha Stockton was immense and was impeded by prior responsibilities of all the persons involved. We are pleased
to now conclude the report. We hope that readers will find this volume a useful addition to the limited available works on the topic of the design and
testing of large astronomical telescopes.
A. B. Meinel
D. L. Crawford
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/621624 |
| Date | 04 December 1966 |
| Creators | Crawford, D. L., Meinel, A. B., Stockton, Martha W. |
| Publisher | Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona) |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Technical Report |
| Rights | Copyright © Arizona Board of Regents |
| Relation | Optical Sciences Technical Report 30 |
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