Palomar The World S Largest Telescope
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Palomar
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Author : Helen Wright
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1952
Palomar written by Helen Wright and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1952 with Reflecting telescopes categories.
Palomar The World S Largest Telescope
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Author : Helen Wright
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1952
Palomar The World S Largest Telescope written by Helen Wright and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1952 with Astronomical observatories categories.
Palomar The World S Greatest Telescope
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Author : Helen Wright
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1952
Palomar The World S Greatest Telescope written by Helen Wright and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1952 with Reflecting telescopes categories.
With An Introduction By Ira S Bowen Illustrated By Milford Zornes Palomar The World S Largest Telescope
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Author : Helen Wright
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1953
With An Introduction By Ira S Bowen Illustrated By Milford Zornes Palomar The World S Largest Telescope written by Helen Wright and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1953 with categories.
Cosmic Odyssey
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Author : Linda Schweizer
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2020-11-24
Cosmic Odyssey written by Linda Schweizer and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-24 with Science categories.
From newborn galaxies to icy worlds and blazing quasars, a behind-the-scenes story of how Palomar Observatory astronomers unveiled our complex universe. Ever since 1936, pioneering scientists at Palomar Observatory in Southern California have pushed against the boundaries of the known universe, making a series of dazzling discoveries that changed our view of the cosmos: quasars, colliding galaxies, supermassive black holes, brown dwarfs, supernovae, dark matter, the never-ending expansion of the universe, and much more. In Cosmic Odyssey, astronomer Linda Schweizer tells the story of the men and women at Palomar and their efforts to decipher the vast energies and mysterious processes that govern our universe. Palomar was the Apollo mission of its era. The first images from the 200-inch George Ellery Hale telescope, commissioned in 1948 as the world's largest, generated as much excitement as images from the moon in 1969 and from the Hubble Space Telescope more recently. So far, Palomar's “Big Eye” and three other telescopes have yielded more than 75,000 telescope-nights of precious data. Schweizer takes readers behind the scenes of scientific discovery, mapping the often chaotic process of detours, dead ends, and serendipitous leaps of insight. Although her focus is on Palomar, she follows threads of discovery across the world to other teams and observatories. Based on more than one hundred interviews and enhanced by research in scientific journals, her account paints a fascinating picture of how discrete insights acquired over decades by researchers in a global community cascade, collide, and finally coalesce into the discoveries we come to accept as facts.
The Perfect Machine
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Author : Ronald Florence
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2011-08-16
The Perfect Machine written by Ronald Florence and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-16 with History categories.
Almost a half-century after is completion, the 200-inch Palomar telescope remains an unparalleled combination of vast scale and microscope detail. As huge as the Pantheon of Rome and as heavy as the Statue of Liberty, this magnificent instrument is so precisely built that its seventeen-foot mirror was hand-polished to a tolerance of 2/1,000,000 of an inch. The telescope's construction drove some to the brink of madness, made others fearful that mortals might glimpse heaven, and transfixed an entire nation. Ronald Florence weaves into his account of the creation of "the perfect machine" a stirring chronicle of the birth of Big Science and a poignant rendering of an America mired in the depression yet reaching for the stars.
The Hunt For Planet X
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Author : Govert Schilling
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2010-01-24
The Hunt For Planet X written by Govert Schilling and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-24 with Science categories.
Ever since the serendipitous discovery of planet Uranus in 1871, astronomers have been hunting for new worlds in the outer regions of our solar system. This exciting and ongoing quest culminated recently in the discovery of hundreds of ice dwarfs in the Kuiper belt, robbed Pluto from its ‘planet’ status, and led to a better understanding of the origin of the solar system. This timely book reads like a scientific ‘who done it’, going from the heights of discovery to the depths of disappointment in the hunt for ‘Planet X’. Based on many personal interviews with astronomers, the well-known science writer Govert Schilling introduces the heroes in the race to be the first in finding another world, bigger than Pluto.
The Handy Astronomy Answer Book
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Author : Charles Liu
language : en
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
Release Date : 2013-09-01
The Handy Astronomy Answer Book written by Charles Liu and has been published by Visible Ink Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-01 with Science categories.
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Night Sky. Fact-filled and image-rich guide to the principles of astronomy, its history, a host of fun facts, and helpful tips for the backyard or budding astronomers! We look to the heavens and wonder in awe. Shooting stars, constellations, planets, galaxies, and the unknown. What is out there? Who is out there? How did the stars and planets come to be? What does it all mean? The last few years have brought an explosion of information leading to serious consideration of questions once deemed crazy. Do other universes exist? Are there planets that could harbor life? From a neutron star to a black hole; from the Higgs Boson particle to cosmic strings; from the speed of light to gamma radiation; plus a universe of ideas and concepts in between, The Handy Astronomy Answer Book takes you on a journey through the history, science and the latest findings in astronomy. This book tells the story of astronomy—of the cosmos and its contents, and of humanity’s efforts throughout history to unlock its secrets and solve its mysteries. You’ll learn the answers to more than 1,000 questions on astronomy and space, including ... What is astrobiology? What is the Dresden Codex, and what does it say about Mayan astronomy? What happened between Galileo and the Catholic Church? What is the longest time that a human has been in space? What is a gamma-ray burst? How do I use a star chart to find stars and constellations? How do space and time relate to one another? What were considered to be NASA’s four great observatories in space? How do astronomers map the night sky? How many constellations are there? How has the discovery of exoplanets affected the search for extraterrestrial life? Could a moon found in a star's habitable zone support life as we know it? How will the universe end? From the basic physics and history of astronomy to using star charts, telescopes, and other helpful hints for the home astronomer, and from space mission programs to the greatest adventure of all—the search for life beyond Earth—The Handy Astronomy Answer Book includes information on virtually every topic related to outer space. Containing over 120 illustrations and photos, this book brings the wonders of our universe to life!
Mount Wilson Observatory
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Author : Michael A. Patris
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
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Mount Wilson Observatory written by Michael A. Patris and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with History categories.
World Atlas Of Large Optical Telescopes
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Author : Stephen Paul Meszaros
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
World Atlas Of Large Optical Telescopes written by Stephen Paul Meszaros and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Astronomical observatories categories.