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Category : Magellanic Clouds
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
Proceedings of the Symposium Held at Mt. Stromlo Observatory May 18, 19, 20; 1965
Author: Symposium on the Magellanic Clouds : held at Mount Stromlo Observatory, May 18, 19, 20, 1965 ; [summary of papers and record of the discussions]
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Author: J. V. HindmanInformation Bulletin for the Southern Hemisphere
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Category : Astronomical observatories
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Proceedings
Author: Proceedings in Print
Author: Open Skies
Author: Kenneth I. KellermannPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030323455
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
This open access book on the history of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory covers the scientific discoveries and technical innovations of late 20th century radio astronomy with particular attention to the people and institutions involved. The authors have made extensive use of the NRAO Archives, which contain an unparalleled collection of documents pertaining to the history of radio astronomy, including the institutional records of NRAO as well as the personal papers of many of the pioneers of U.S. radio astronomy. Technical details and extensive citations to original sources are given in notes for the more technical readers, but are not required for an understanding of the body of the book. This book is intended for an audience ranging from interested lay readers to professional researchers studying the scientific, technical, political, and cultural development of a new science, and how it changed the course of 20th century astronomy.
The Discovery of Cosmic Voids
Author: Laird A. ThompsonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108858481
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The large-scale structure of the Universe is dominated by vast voids with galaxies clustered in knots, sheets, and filaments, forming a great 'cosmic web'. In this personal account of the major astronomical developments leading to this discovery, we learn from Laird A. Thompson, a key protagonist, how the first 3D maps of galaxies were created. Using non-mathematical language, he introduces the standard model of cosmology before explaining how and why ideas about cosmic voids evolved, referencing the original maps, reproduced here. His account tells of the competing teams of observers, racing to publish their results, the theorists trying to build or update their models to explain them, and the subsequent large-scale survey efforts that continue to the present day. This is a well-documented account of the birth of a major pillar of modern cosmology, and a useful case study of the trials surrounding how this scientific discovery became accepted.
ESO's Early History
Author: Adriaan BlaauwPublisher:
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Category : Astronomical observatories
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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The Zodiacal Light and the Interplanetary Medium
Author: Jerry L. WeinbergPublisher:
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Category : Interstellar matter
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Instrumentation and Research Programmes for Small Telescopes
Author: J.B. HearnshawPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9789027723246
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This volume is the proceedings of IAU Symposium No. 118 on "Instrumentation. and Research Programmes for Small Telescopes", where small telescopes were defined as those ground-based instruments with apertures less than 1.5m. The scientific goal of the symposium was to emphasise research programmes which were more suited to smaller tele scopes, on which frequent regular observations can be made. A wide variety of topics on instrumentation, photometry, spectroscopy and polarimetry of objects in the solar system to extragalactic systems were discussed. Each of the four scientific days of the symposium comprised a number of invited review papers, contributed oral papers and discussion sessions devoted purely to the large number (~4) of poster papers. An introductory paper on the research potential of small telescopes sets the scene for the symposium. The proceedings have then been divided into three sections. Section I: Telescopes and instrumentation; Section II: Photometric research programmes; Section III: Spectroscopic research programmes. The diversity of topics within each of these sections indicated the extent to which small telescopes have (and can) contribute greatly to astronomical research. Dr J.A. Graham's summary of the symposium, which illustrates the opportunities available with small telescopes, concludes these proceedings. As in all symposia, the importance of the discussion following each paper was realised. The discussion was recorded on tape (and wherever possible on questions and answer sheets), transcribed and then edited.