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.
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.
The Anglo-Australian Telescope
Author: Sir Fred Hoyle
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780906449332
Category : Anglo-Australian Telescope (Siding Spring Mountain, N.S.W.)
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780906449332
Category : Anglo-Australian Telescope (Siding Spring Mountain, N.S.W.)
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
The Creation of the Anglo-Australian Observatory
Author: S. C. B. Gascoigne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
This book is the official history of the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT), which was built at Coonabarabran in New South Wales beginning in 1968; it came into operation in 1974. The telescope is part of the Anglo-Australian Observatory which provides facilities for research in optical astronomy for scientists from Britain and Australia. Between them, the authors of this book were all involved in different capacities throughout the development of the telescope. As such it gives a detailed and personal record of the scientific, administrative and political developments from the moment negotiations began to the present day. The AAT has been and continues to be an outstanding success and can lay claim to being the best instrumented telescope in the world with a very wide capability and high sensitivity.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
This book is the official history of the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT), which was built at Coonabarabran in New South Wales beginning in 1968; it came into operation in 1974. The telescope is part of the Anglo-Australian Observatory which provides facilities for research in optical astronomy for scientists from Britain and Australia. Between them, the authors of this book were all involved in different capacities throughout the development of the telescope. As such it gives a detailed and personal record of the scientific, administrative and political developments from the moment negotiations began to the present day. The AAT has been and continues to be an outstanding success and can lay claim to being the best instrumented telescope in the world with a very wide capability and high sensitivity.
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 History of the Telescope
Author: Henry C. King
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486432656
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
This remarkable history encompasses not only the achievements of the early inventors and astronomers but also the less frequently recounted stories of the instrument makers and of the actual instruments. A model of unsurpassed, comprehensive scholarship, this volume covers many fields, including professional and amateur astronomy. 196 black-and-white illustrations.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486432656
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
This remarkable history encompasses not only the achievements of the early inventors and astronomers but also the less frequently recounted stories of the instrument makers and of the actual instruments. A model of unsurpassed, comprehensive scholarship, this volume covers many fields, including professional and amateur astronomy. 196 black-and-white illustrations.
Hartung's Astronomical Objects for Southern Telescopes
Author:
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521554916
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Superbly illustrated, up-to-date, expanded version of Hartung's indispensable guide, useful to amateur and expert observers.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521554916
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Superbly illustrated, up-to-date, expanded version of Hartung's indispensable guide, useful to amateur and expert observers.
Astrophotography with the Schmidt Telescope
Author: Siegfried Marx
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521395496
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
The objective of this book is to present a photograph collection of astronomical objects taken with large Schmidt telescopes. It incorporates material from not only the telescope at the Karl-Schwarzschild-Observatory at Tautenberg, but also the telescopes at the Anglo-Australian Observatory and the European Southern Observatory. The Schmidt telescope is a special photographic telescope that uses a spherical, rather than a parabolic, main mirror. This results in an extremely large field of view and good resolution. The book contains photographs of galactic nebulae of different species, galactic and globular clusters of stars, stellar fields, external galaxies, and comets. Facing each photograph is a text page introducing the object to the reader and explaining its appearance, characteristic data, and its physical nature. The authors also provide extensive information on the history of the astronomical telescope, the Schmidt telescope, and the life of its inventor, Bernhard Schmidt. Astrophotography with the Schmidt Telescope presents scientific facts in a readable, enjoyable format. All who are interested in astronomy, the natural sciences, and history will enjoy this book, whether specialists or nonspecialists in the field. Originally published by Urania Verlag, Leipzig.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521395496
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
The objective of this book is to present a photograph collection of astronomical objects taken with large Schmidt telescopes. It incorporates material from not only the telescope at the Karl-Schwarzschild-Observatory at Tautenberg, but also the telescopes at the Anglo-Australian Observatory and the European Southern Observatory. The Schmidt telescope is a special photographic telescope that uses a spherical, rather than a parabolic, main mirror. This results in an extremely large field of view and good resolution. The book contains photographs of galactic nebulae of different species, galactic and globular clusters of stars, stellar fields, external galaxies, and comets. Facing each photograph is a text page introducing the object to the reader and explaining its appearance, characteristic data, and its physical nature. The authors also provide extensive information on the history of the astronomical telescope, the Schmidt telescope, and the life of its inventor, Bernhard Schmidt. Astrophotography with the Schmidt Telescope presents scientific facts in a readable, enjoyable format. All who are interested in astronomy, the natural sciences, and history will enjoy this book, whether specialists or nonspecialists in the field. Originally published by Urania Verlag, Leipzig.
Magnificent Universe
Author: Ken Croswell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684845946
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Twenty years after Isaac Asimov praised Timothy Ferris's GALAXIES as the most beautiful book ever published, MAGNIFICENT UNIVERSE establishes a new standard of excellence in depicting space. No other book even comes close. Ken Croswell takes us across the known universe - from the planets of the Sun to the stars of the Galaxy to the galaxies of the Cosmos. This is, simply, the most beautiful astronomy book in existance. The exploration of space by telescope and space probe continues at an exhilarating pace. While many think that only the Hubble telescope has new photographs of the heavens to offer, MAGNIFICENT UNIVERSE draws not only on Hubble but on fifty different sources. With the latest, stunning astronomical vistas, this lavish book allows us to experience the universe as never before.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684845946
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Twenty years after Isaac Asimov praised Timothy Ferris's GALAXIES as the most beautiful book ever published, MAGNIFICENT UNIVERSE establishes a new standard of excellence in depicting space. No other book even comes close. Ken Croswell takes us across the known universe - from the planets of the Sun to the stars of the Galaxy to the galaxies of the Cosmos. This is, simply, the most beautiful astronomy book in existance. The exploration of space by telescope and space probe continues at an exhilarating pace. While many think that only the Hubble telescope has new photographs of the heavens to offer, MAGNIFICENT UNIVERSE draws not only on Hubble but on fifty different sources. With the latest, stunning astronomical vistas, this lavish book allows us to experience the universe as never before.
Images from Science 3
Author:
Publisher: RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press
ISBN: 9781939125675
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Images from Science 3 (IFS 3) is the companion text to an exhibition showcasing full color scientific images ranging from the intricate beauty of a frozen snow crystal to the interaction of T-cells fighting cancer. The images invite readers to view examples of wide-ranging techniques in science photography, videography, and illustration that reveal science in unique new ways. IFS 3 presents 71 image makers whose work was selected by an international panel of judges. Each image is accompanied by a brief description of the technical equipment and process used to capture it.
Publisher: RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press
ISBN: 9781939125675
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Images from Science 3 (IFS 3) is the companion text to an exhibition showcasing full color scientific images ranging from the intricate beauty of a frozen snow crystal to the interaction of T-cells fighting cancer. The images invite readers to view examples of wide-ranging techniques in science photography, videography, and illustration that reveal science in unique new ways. IFS 3 presents 71 image makers whose work was selected by an international panel of judges. Each image is accompanied by a brief description of the technical equipment and process used to capture it.
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