The great upheaval in science, which began with chemistry and physics a quarter of a century ago, has recently penetrated the field of astronomy and caused a state of turbulence, uncertainty, and chaotic expansion unknown in the history of mankind. On October 4, 1957, the first Russian sputnik was thrust into an orbit around the earth and the words “exploration of space” replaced the ancient word astronomy.
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© 1960 American Institute of Physics.
1960
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