Person

Faulkner, Don (1937 - )

Born
1937
Occupation
Astronomer

Summary

Don Faulkner acted as Director of the Mount Stromlo and Siding Springs Observatories (MSSSO) during 1993.

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Chronology

1989 - 1990
Career position - President, Astronomical Society of Australia
1998 -
Award - Honorary Fellow, Astronomical Society of Australia
1998
Life event - Retired

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Published resources

Books

  • Frame, Tom and Faulkner, Don, Stromlo: an Australian Observatory (Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2003), 364 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Hyland, A. R.; and Faulkner, D. J., 'From the Sun to Universe - the Woolley and Bok Directorships at Mount Stromlo', Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 8 (2) (1989), 216-228. Details
  • Storey, J. W. V. and Faulkner, D. J., 'Betty Louise Turtle, 1941 - 1990', Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 9 (1) (1991), 6-7, https://doi.org/10.1017/S1323358000024759. Details

Resources

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