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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2003-08-07 human Annette Alafaci updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A002235b.htm CA 634 corporateBody Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories Australian National University AACR2 Mount Stromlo Observatory Siding Spring Observatory c. 1967 Start Place Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Astronomy or Space Science Observatory Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories consist of two observatories operating under the control of the Australian National University. The Observatories are part of the University's Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics. In January 2003 bushfires destroyed more than $40 million of facilities and equipment at the Mount Stromlo Observatory. Restoration and redevelopment of the facilities began shortly afterwards. Mount Stromlo Observatory, Australian National University (1957 - c. 1967) Mould, Jeremy Richard (1949 - )

Director 1993 - c.2001

 Rodgers, Alexander William (1932 - 1997)

Director 1987 - 1992

 Eggen, Olin Jeuck (1919 - 1998)

Director 1967 - 1977

 Freeman, Kenneth Charles (1940 - )

Duffield Professor 2000 -

 Christiansen, Wilbur Norman (Chris) (1913 - 2007)

Visiting Fellow, Mount Stromlo Observatory, 1979 - 1983.

 Schmidt, Brian Paul (1967 - )

Research Fellow 1999 - 2002

 Gottlieb, Kurt (1910 - 1995)

Retired as research engineer 1976

Trove

 'Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: A Wartime Observatory Observed - the Mount Stromlo Community, 1940-1945 Sherratt, Tim; Condé, Anne-Marie A Wartime Observatory Observed - the Mount Stromlo Community, 1940-1945 Canberra Australian Science Archives Project 1994 Journal Article: The Mount Stromlo Fires: a Major Heritage Loss for Australian Astronomy Orchiston, Wayne The Mount Stromlo Fires: a Major Heritage Loss for Australian Astronomy 2003 Journal of the British Astronomical Association 113 73-74 Journal Article: The Founding of Siding Spring Observatory Gould, Ross The Founding of Siding Spring Observatory 1994 Southern Sky 4 19-23 Journal Article: Mount Stromlo Observatory: the Modern Years Gascoigne, B. Mount Stromlo Observatory: the Modern Years 1995 Sky and Space 8 1 24-28 Journal Article: Mount Stromlo Observatory: the Early Years Gascoigne, B. Mount Stromlo Observatory: the Early Years 1994 Sky and Space 7 3 18-21 Journal Article: Mount Stromlo Observatory Woolley, Richard van der Riet Mount Stromlo Observatory 1968 Records of the Australian Academy of Science 1 3 53-57 Book Section: Mount Stromlo Observatory Orchiston, W. Mount Stromlo Observatory London 1988 The Astronomy Encyclopaedia P. Moore 276-277 Journal Article: History of Australian Astronomy: Astro-physics at Mount Stromlo, the Woolley Era Gascoigne, S. C. B. History of Australian Astronomy: Astro-physics at Mount Stromlo, the Woolley Era 1984 Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of Australia 5 597-605 Review: Historical Records of Australian Science Sherratt, Tim 2004 Historical Records of Australian Science 15 1 121-124 Resource Section: Primary description of agency CA 634; Commonwealth Solar Observatory/ (by 1950) Commonwealth Observatory/ (from 1957) Mount Stromlo Observatory/ (by 1967) Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Registration of entity: 22 March 1982 Primary description of agency CA 634; Commonwealth Solar Observatory/ (by 1950) Commonwealth Observatory/ (from 1957) Mount Stromlo Observatory/ (by 1967) Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Registration of entity: 22 March 1982 National Archives of Australia 2000 RecordSearch Book: Mt Stromlo Observatory: From Bush Observatory to the Nobel Prize Bhathal, Ragbir, Sutherland, Ralph and Butcher, Harvey Mt Stromlo Observatory: From Bush Observatory to the Nobel Prize Collingwood (Vic.) CSIRO 2013 Review: Historical Records of Australian Science Frater, Bob 2014 Historical Records of Australian Science 25 2 363-4 Journal Article: How the US Influenced Mount Stromlo Bhathal, Ragbir How the US Influenced Mount Stromlo 2015 A&G: News and Reviews in Astronomy & Geophysics 56 1 1.19-1.21 Journal Article: How Mount Stromlo Observatory shed its imperial beginnings Bhathal, Ragbir How Mount Stromlo Observatory shed its imperial beginnings 2014 A&G: News and Reviews in Astronomy & Geophysics 55 6 6.33-6.35 Book: Mount Stromlo Observatory and the Siding Spring Observatory Field Station Miller, M. J. Mount Stromlo Observatory and the Siding Spring Observatory Field Station [Canberra] Research School of Physical Science, Australian National University [s.d.] Book: Explorers of the Southern Sky: a History of Australian Astronomy Haynes, Raymond, Haynes, Roslynn, Malin, David and McGee, Richard Explorers of the Southern Sky: a History of Australian Astronomy Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1996 Journal Article: From the Sun to Universe - the Woolley and Bok Directorships at Mount Stromlo Hyland, A. R.; and Faulkner, D. J. From the Sun to Universe - the Woolley and Bok Directorships at Mount Stromlo 1989 Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of Australia 8 2 216-228 Book: Stromlo: an Australian Observatory Frame, Tom and Faulkner, Don Stromlo: an Australian Observatory Sydney Allen & Unwin 2003