In March 1963 a paper by Hazard, Mackey and Shimmins in Nature, announced an accurate position for the radio source 3C 273. This was subsequently identified as the first known quasar. Through an innocent editorial mistake, the affiliation of the first author was wrongly attributed. This caused long-term animosity between the Physics Department of the University of Sydney and the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics.
History
Publication title
Astronomical Society of Australia. Publications (Print Edition)
Volume
10
Issue
4
Pagination
355-356
ISSN
1323-3580
Department/School
School of Humanities
Publisher
C S I R O Publishing
Place of publication
150 Oxford St, Po Box 1139, Collingwood, Australia, Victoria, 3066
Repository Status
Restricted
Socio-economic Objectives
Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology