The Legacy of J.C. Kapteyn

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Meeting Kapteyn in the Kapteyn Room

   • A. Blaauw

   Pages 1-30

3. The ‘Lost Letters’ of J.C. Kapteyn

   • Petra van der Heijden

   Pages 31-52

4. Kapteyn and Groningen: A Portrait

   • Wessel E. Krul

   Pages 53-78

5. Kapteyn and de Sitter; A Rare and Special Teacher-Student and Coach-Player Relationship

   • W. R. de Sitter

   Pages 79-108

6. Kapteyn and South Africa

   • Michael Feast

   Pages 109-128

7. Internationalism, Kapteyn and the Dutch Pipeline

   • David H. DeVorkin

   Pages 129-150

8. Growing Astronomers for Export: Dutch Astronomers in the United States before World War II

   • Klaas van Berkel

   Pages 151-174

9. Kapteyn and Cosmology

   • Robert W. Smith

   Pages 175-190

10. Kapteyn, Shapley, and their Universes

    • Owen Gingerich

    Pages 191-212

11. Kapteyn and the Selected Areas: A Personal Perspective

    • T. D. Kinman

    Pages 213-228

12. Kapteyn’s Influence on the Style and Content of Twentieth Century Dutch Astronomy

    • Woodruff T. Sullivan III

    Pages 229-264

13. Surveys and Star Counts: The Kapteyn Legacy

    • Gerard Gilmore

    Pages 265-276

14. Modern Astrometry

    • Michael Perryman

    Pages 277-298

15. The Milky Way Compared to External Galaxies

    • P. C. van der Kruit

    Pages 299-324

16. Kapteyn’s (m, log r) Table and Cosmology

    • Maarten Schmidt

    Pages 325-336

17. Kapteyn’s Unfortunate Universe

    • L. Woltjer

    Pages 337-344

18. Back Matter

    Pages 345-382

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Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn (1851-1922) of the University of Groningen was one of the foremost astronomers of his time, resulting in a leading role internationally of Dutch astronomy throughout the twentieth century. This volume, which is the proceedings of a special `legacy' symposium at the celebration of the 385th anniversary of the University of Groningen, addresses Kapteyn's influence on the development of modern astronomy through studies of his pioneering work on statistical astronomy and the Structure of the Sidereal System, and his leadership in establishing international collaborations, in particular the Plan of Selected Areas. In addition to historical studies related to Kapteyn's person, work, international collaborations and organisational efforts, the volume discusses the influence of Kapteyn on the internationalisation of astronomy and on contemporary astronomy. It also provides an inventory of Kapteyn's correspondence.

• Galaxy
• astrometry
• astronomy
• cosmology
• galaxies
• star
• universe

• University of Groningen, The Netherlands

  P. C. Kruit, K. Berkel

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