Re: low-math astronomy jobs

[Vickie Frohne <VFrohne@BEN.EDU>]

It was Clyde Tombaugh, and he got the job by being a very good amateur
astronomer. See http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ice_fire/9thplant.htm
for Tombaugh's own account.

Vickie Frohne

-----Original Message-----
From: Bernard Cleyet [mailto:anngeorg@PACBELL.NET]
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 4:32 PM
To: PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu
Subject: Re: low-math astronomy jobs


Reminds me of a famous astronomer who started out driving mule teams that
brought equipment up to the top of Mt. Wilson.  I'll bet he became a
mathephile.

bc

It was really sex:    http://www.nhastro.com/newsletter/2002/News0602.pdf



Larry Smith wrote:

> I have a former student who loved my astronomy class (particularly the
> planets) and wants to pursue a career in that direction.  The problem is
> her math; she either hates it or doesn't do well (maybe both, I don't
> know).  She asks if there are any jobs out there that have to do with
> planetary astronomy but which don't require much math.  Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Larry
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