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Eyes on the Sky: A Spectrum of Telescopes
Francis Graham-Smith
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Description for Eyes on the Sky: A Spectrum of Telescopes
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Four centuries ago, Galileo first turned a telescope to look up at the night sky. His discoveries opened the cosmos, revealing the geometry and dynamics of the solar system. Today's telescopic equipment, stretching over the whole spectrum from visible light to radio and millimetre astronomy, through infrared to ultraviolet, X-rays and gamma rays, has again transformed our understanding of the whole Universe. In this book Francis Graham-Smith explains how this technology can be engaged to give us a more in-depth picture of the nature of the universe. Looking at both ground-based telescopes and ... Read more
Four centuries ago, Galileo first turned a telescope to look up at the night sky. His discoveries opened the cosmos, revealing the geometry and dynamics of the solar system. Today's telescopic equipment, stretching over the whole spectrum from visible light to radio and millimetre astronomy, through infrared to ultraviolet, X-rays and gamma rays, has again transformed our understanding of the whole Universe. In this book Francis Graham-Smith explains how this technology can be engaged to give us a more in-depth picture of the nature of the universe. Looking at both ground-based telescopes and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198734277
SKU
V9780198734277
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About Francis Graham-Smith
Sir Francis Graham Smith is a distinguished pioneer of radio astronomy. He was President of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1975 to 1977, and was appointed Director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in 1976, where he was involved in setting up the Northern Hemisphere Observatory on the island of La Palma in the Canary Island. He was the thirteenth ... Read more
Reviews for Eyes on the Sky: A Spectrum of Telescopes
Nobody could have done a better job than Graham Smith in presenting such a balanced and clear survey of telescopes in all wavebands, and setting them in a historical context. His book will be appreciated by all astronomers.
Martin Rees
a valuable history
Bernie Fanaroff, Nature
Graham-Smith sets out things clearly and comprehensively
Steve Craggs, ... Read more
Martin Rees
a valuable history
Bernie Fanaroff, Nature
Graham-Smith sets out things clearly and comprehensively
Steve Craggs, ... Read more