1. On Writing the History of a Scientific Community --

2. The American Astronomical Community in 1859: A Benchmark --

3. The New Astronomy: Identity and Conflict --

4. The Education of Astronomers --

5. The Changing Scientific Career --

6. Career Management in Science --

7. Power and Conflict in a Scientific Community --

8. The Reward System in a Modern Scientific Community --

9. Science and Gender: Women in the American Astronomical Community --

10. Terminus Ad Quem: American Astronomy in 1940 --

11. Astronomy Compared.