Surveying the Skies [E-Book] : How Astronomers Map the Universe / by Gareth Wynn-Williams.
Since the time of Galileo, astronomy has been driven by technological innovation. With each major advance has come the opportunity and enthusiasm to survey the sky in a way that was not possible before. It is these surveys of discovery that are the subject of this book. In the first few chapters th...
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Personal Name(s): | Wynn-Williams, Gareth, author |
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1st ed. 2016. |
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Cham :
Springer,
2016
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Physical Description: |
XI, 187 pages 129 illustrations, 89 illustrations in color (online resource) |
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englisch |
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9783319285108 |
DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-319-28510-8 |
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Astronomers' Universe
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- The Five Ages of Astronomy
- The Naked Eye Era
- The Telescope Era
- The Photography Era
- Radio Surveys
- Near-Infrared Surveys
- Far-infrared Surveys
- Ultraviolet Surveys
- X-ray Surveys - Gamma Ray Surveys
- The Gigasurvey Era
- Special Surveys.