Author: Michael Joseph Miller
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Mount Stromlo Observatory and the Siding Spring Observatory Field Station
Author: Michael Joseph Miller
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Mt Stromlo Observatory
Author: Ragbir Bhathal
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 1486300774
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
This book tells the story of the Mt Stromlo Observatory in Canberra which began with W.G. Duffield's idealism and vision in 1905. The Observatory began life as a government department, later becoming an optical munitions factory producing gun sights and telescopes during the Second World War, before changing its focus to astrophysics – the new astronomy. In the ensuing years programs were introduced to push the Observatory in new directions at the international frontiers of astronomy. The astronomers built new, better and larger telescopes to unravel the secrets of the universe. There were controversies, exciting new discoveries and new explanations of phenomena that had been discovered. The Observatory and its researchers have contributed to determining how old the universe is, participated in the largest survey of galaxies in the universe, and helped to show us that the universal expansion is accelerating – research that led to Brian Schmidt and his international team being awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics. These and other major discoveries are detailed in this fascinating book about one of the great observatories in the world.
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 1486300774
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
This book tells the story of the Mt Stromlo Observatory in Canberra which began with W.G. Duffield's idealism and vision in 1905. The Observatory began life as a government department, later becoming an optical munitions factory producing gun sights and telescopes during the Second World War, before changing its focus to astrophysics – the new astronomy. In the ensuing years programs were introduced to push the Observatory in new directions at the international frontiers of astronomy. The astronomers built new, better and larger telescopes to unravel the secrets of the universe. There were controversies, exciting new discoveries and new explanations of phenomena that had been discovered. The Observatory and its researchers have contributed to determining how old the universe is, participated in the largest survey of galaxies in the universe, and helped to show us that the universal expansion is accelerating – research that led to Brian Schmidt and his international team being awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics. These and other major discoveries are detailed in this fascinating book about one of the great observatories in the world.
Observatories and Telescopes of Modern Times
Author: David Leverington
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521899931
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 503
Book Description
Radio Observatory and Telescope Index -- General Index
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521899931
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 503
Book Description
Radio Observatory and Telescope Index -- General Index
Astronomical Observations
Author: Erik Gregersen Associate Editor, Astronomy and Space Exploration
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1615300252
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Presents an overview of the history of astronomy, discusses the tools and technology associated with it, profiles noted astronomers, and explores the effect of expanding astronomical knowledge on modern society.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1615300252
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Presents an overview of the history of astronomy, discusses the tools and technology associated with it, profiles noted astronomers, and explores the effect of expanding astronomical knowledge on modern society.
History of Astronomy
Author: John Lankford
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136508341
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
This Encyclopedia traces the history of the oldest science from the ancient world to the space age in over 300 entries by leading experts.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136508341
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
This Encyclopedia traces the history of the oldest science from the ancient world to the space age in over 300 entries by leading experts.
A Dictionary of Astronomy
Author: Ian Ridpath
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191078999
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
The revised second edition of this established dictionary contains over 4,300 up-to-date entries covering all aspects of astronomy. Compiled with the help of over 20 expert contributors under the editorship of renowned author and broadcaster Ian Ridpath, A Dictionary of Astronomy covers everything from space exploration and the equipment involved, to astrophysics, cosmology, and the concept of time. The dictionary also includes biographical entries on eminent astronomers, as well as worldwide coverage of observatories and telescopes. Supplementary material is included in the appendices, such as tables of Apollo lunar landing missions and the constellations, a table of planetary data, and numerous other tables and diagrams complement the entries. The entries have been fully revised and updated for this edition, and new entries have been added to reflect the recent developments within the field of astronomy, including magnetic reconnection, Fornax cluster, luminosity density, and Akatsuki. The content is enhanced by entry-level web links, which are listed and regularly updated on a companion website. A Dictionary of Astronomy is an invaluable reference source for students, professionals, amateur astronomers, and space enthusiasts.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191078999
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
The revised second edition of this established dictionary contains over 4,300 up-to-date entries covering all aspects of astronomy. Compiled with the help of over 20 expert contributors under the editorship of renowned author and broadcaster Ian Ridpath, A Dictionary of Astronomy covers everything from space exploration and the equipment involved, to astrophysics, cosmology, and the concept of time. The dictionary also includes biographical entries on eminent astronomers, as well as worldwide coverage of observatories and telescopes. Supplementary material is included in the appendices, such as tables of Apollo lunar landing missions and the constellations, a table of planetary data, and numerous other tables and diagrams complement the entries. The entries have been fully revised and updated for this edition, and new entries have been added to reflect the recent developments within the field of astronomy, including magnetic reconnection, Fornax cluster, luminosity density, and Akatsuki. The content is enhanced by entry-level web links, which are listed and regularly updated on a companion website. A Dictionary of Astronomy is an invaluable reference source for students, professionals, amateur astronomers, and space enthusiasts.
Official Year Book of the Commonwealth of Australia No. 56, 1970
Author:
Publisher: Aust. Bureau of Statistics
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1138
Book Description
Publisher: Aust. Bureau of Statistics
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1138
Book Description
The Observatory
Explorers of the Southern Sky
Author: Raymond Haynes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521365758
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
The most comprehensive account of Australian astronomy to date.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521365758
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
The most comprehensive account of Australian astronomy to date.
The Creation of the Anglo-Australian Observatory
Author: S. C. B. Gascoigne
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521353960
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
An important 1990 history of the Anglo-Australian Telescope, which provides facilities for research in optical astronomy for scientists from Britain and Australia.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521353960
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
An important 1990 history of the Anglo-Australian Telescope, which provides facilities for research in optical astronomy for scientists from Britain and Australia.