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| Author | : Jean-René Roy |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 311 |
| Release | : 2018 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1108417019 |
A thought provoking study of the powerful impact of images in guiding astronomers' understanding of galaxies through time.
| Author | : Steven J. Dick |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 475 |
| Release | : 2013-09-09 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1107033616 |
This book shows that astronomical discovery is a complex and ongoing process comprising various stages of research, interpretation and understanding.
| Author | : J.A. Bleeker |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 1819 |
| Release | : 2012-12-06 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9401003203 |
One of the most attractive features of the young discipline of Space Science is that many of the original pioneers and key players involved are still available to describe their field. Hence, at this point in history we are in a unique position to gain first-hand insight into the field and its development. To this end, The Century of Space Science, a scholarly, authoritative, reference book presents a chapter-by-chapter retrospective of space science as studied in the 20th century. The level is academic and focuses on key discoveries, how these were arrived at, their scientific consequences and how these discoveries advanced the thoughts of the key players involved. With over 90 world-class contributors, such as James Van Allen, Cornelis de Jager, Eugene Parker, Reimar Lüst, and Ernst Stuhlinger, and with a Foreword by Lodewijk Woltjer (past ESO Director General), this book will be immensely useful to readers in the fields of space science, astronomy, and the history of science. Both academic institutions and researchers will find that this major reference work makes an invaluable addition to their collection.
| Author | : Manolis Plionis |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 476 |
| Release | : 2008-02-29 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1402069405 |
The reviews presented in this volume cover a huge range of cluster of galaxies topics. Readers will find the book essential reading on subjects such as the physics of the ICM gas, the internal cluster dynamics, and the detection of clusters using different observational techniques. The expert chapter authors also cover the huge advances being made in analytical or numerical modeling of clusters, weak and strong lensing effects, and the large scale structure as traced by clusters.
| Author | : Helmut A. Abt |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 1283 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9780226001852 |
Selected by 50 notable astronomers from the major sub-fields of the discipline, the articles assembled in this special AAS Centennial collection are accompanied by commentary that provides the scientific-historical context essential to comprehending each article's original impact. Many commentators were contemporaries of the original authors and provide first-person accounts of papers published in the journals—and the earliest reactions they evoked. Arranged in chronological order of publication, these classic papers include works by Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, George E. Hale, Fred Hoyle, Edwin Hubble, A.A. Michelson, Henry Norris Russell, Arthur Achuster, Harlow Shapley, and others. Together the articles and commentaries provide a historical window into twentieth-century astronomy and how the results were achieved.
| Author | : Marcia Bartusiak |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 284 |
| Release | : 2018-09-18 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0300240589 |
An award-winning science writer presents a captivating collection of cosmological essays for the armchair astronomer The galaxy, the multiverse, and the history of astronomy are explored in this engaging compilation of cosmological tales by multiple-award-winning science writer Marcia Bartusiak. In thirty-two concise and engrossing essays, the author provides a deeper understanding of the nature of the universe and those who strive to uncover its mysteries. Bartusiak shares the back stories for many momentous astronomical discoveries, including the contributions of such pioneers as Beatrice Tinsley, with her groundbreaking research in galactic evolution, and Jocelyn Bell Burnell, the scientist who first discovered radio pulsars. An endlessly fascinating collection that you can dip into in any order, these pieces will transport you to ancient Mars, when water flowed freely across its surface; to the collision of two black holes, a cosmological event that released fifty times more energy than was radiating from every star in the universe; and to the beginning of time itself.
| Author | : Kenneth R. Lang |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 383 |
| Release | : 2007-01-15 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0387333673 |
Astronomy and Astrophysics is a comprehensive, fundamental, and up-to-date reference book. It is filled with vital information and basic facts for amateur astronomers and professional astrophysicists, and for anyone interested in the Universe, from the Earth and other planets to the stars, galaxies and beyond. An exceptionally thorough Index cross-references concepts, discoveries and individuals in both the Timeline section and Dictionary section. The combined result is a unique stand-alone reference volume in which the reader can quickly locate information, while also discovering new and unexpected knowledge.
| Author | : Steven J. Dick |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 494 |
| Release | : 2019-03-21 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3030103803 |
Since the invention of the telescope 400 years ago, astronomers have rapidly discovered countless celestial objects. But how does one make sense of it all? Astronomer and former NASA Chief Historian Steven J. Dick brings order to this menagerie by defining 82 classes of astronomical objects, which he places in a beginner-friendly system known as "Astronomy’s Three Kingdoms.” Rather than concentrating on technicalities, this system focuses on the history of each object, the nature of its discovery, and our current knowledge about it. The ensuing book can therefore be read on at least two levels. On one level, it is an illustrated guide to various types of astronomical wonders. On another level, it is considerably more: the first comprehensive classification system to cover all celestial objects in a consistent manner. Accompanying each spread are spectacular historical and modern images. The result is a pedagogical tour-de-force, whereby readers can easily master astronomy’s three realms of planets, stars, and galaxies.
| Author | : Terry D. Oswalt |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 1016 |
| Release | : 2012-12-06 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9401002533 |
This three-volume set details the essential roles that small telescopes should play in 21st century science and how their future productivity can be maximized. Over 70 international experts have created a definitive reference on the present and future of "big science with small telescopes".
