Abstract
Principles of Editing
Highlights
At that time Dr Chandrasekhar was helped by an Associate Editor (Dimitri Mihalas), one Assistant
me to succeed him as Managing Editor
I do not have the breadth of knowledge of astronomy
Summary
At his home in Chicago on December 7, 1970, Dr Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar invited me to succeed him as Managing Editor (later retitled Editor-in-Chief) of The Astrophysical Journal. When no General Index appeared after volumes 125, 126, or 127, I phoned Chandrasekhar about them He said that he did not have the time to produce the manuscript. I was prepared for his response and replied “If I produced the manuscript Index, would the Press print it?” (I had already arranged for a half-time secretary, namely Eleanor Biggs, to help me). [We produced the manuscript for The Astronomical Journal General Index for 1944-1975.] So Chandrasekhar felt that I was a person with a conscience regarding The Journal Later we produced a General Index for Vol 146-165. [We produced the manuscript for The Astronomical Journal General Index for 1944-1975.] So Chandrasekhar felt that I was a person with a conscience regarding The Journal
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