The inside story of a quest to unlock one of cosmology's biggest mysteries, derailed by the lure of the Nobel Prize. What would it have been like to be an eyewitness to the Big Bang? In 2014, astronomers wielding BICEP2, the most powerful cosmology telescope ever made, thought t…
"The purpose of this book is to explain how our present knowledge of solar system objects, other than the Sun, has been obtained. Detailed and comprehensive descriptions of the scientific methods used to obtain that knowledge are generally difficult to find, especially gathered …
Cover -- Half title -- Title page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I: The Detection and Investigation of Solar System Objects via Electromagnetic Radiation -- Chapter 1: The Extended Optical Region -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Telescopes and Cameras -- 1.2…
The extended optical region -- Microwave and radio regions -- X-ray and Y-ray regions -- Detectors -- Ion optics and charged particle instrumentation -- Neutral particles -- Direct sampling instruments -- Accelerations "The purpose of this book is to explain how our present kno…
"The purpose of this book is to explain how our present knowledge of solar system objects, other than the Sun, has been obtained. Detailed and comprehensive descriptions of the scientific methods used to obtain that knowledge are generally difficult to find, especially gathered …
"The purpose of this book is to explain how our present knowledge of solar system objects, other than the Sun, has been obtained. Detailed and comprehensive descriptions of the scientific methods used to obtain that knowledge are generally difficult to find, especially gathered …
"The purpose of this book is to explain how our present knowledge of solar system objects, other than the Sun, has been obtained. Detailed and comprehensive descriptions of the scientific methods used to obtain that knowledge are generally difficult to find, especially gathered …
"The purpose of this book is to explain how our present knowledge of solar system objects, other than the Sun, has been obtained. Detailed and comprehensive descriptions of the scientific methods used to obtain that knowledge are generally difficult to find, especially gathered …
Basic optics for the astronomical sciences
This text was written to provide students of astronomy and engineers an understanding of optical science--the study of the generation, propagation, control, and measurement of optical radiation--as it applies to telescopes and instruments for astronomical research in the areas o…
