The Radio Universe
Author | : J. S. Hey |
Publisher | : Pergamon |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : J. S. Hey |
Publisher | : Pergamon |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Nature |
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Author | : Roy Worvill |
Publisher | : Orbiting Book Service |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Outer space |
ISBN | : 9780914326106 |
Author | : Kenneth I. Kellermann |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 415 |
Release | : 2023-04-30 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 100902101X |
Until Karl Jansky's 1933 discovery of radio noise from the Milky Way, astronomy was limited to observation by visible light. Radio astronomy opened a new window on the Universe, leading to the discovery of quasars, pulsars, the cosmic microwave background, electrical storms on Jupiter, the first extrasolar planets, and many other unexpected and unanticipated phenomena. Theory generally played little or no role – or even pointed in the wrong direction. Some discoveries came as a result of military or industrial activities, some from academic research intended for other purposes, some from simply looking with a new technique. Often it was the right person, in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing – or sometimes the wrong thing. Star Noise tells the story of these discoveries, the men and women who made them, the circumstances which enabled them, and the surprising ways in which real-life scientific research works.
Author | : Kenneth I. Kellermann |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 415 |
Release | : 2023-04-30 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 131651935X |
Describes how radio astronomers made a series of remarkable serendipitous discoveries that changed our understanding of the Universe.
Author | : NAT Radio Astronomy Observatory |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Radio astronomy |
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Author | : Gerrit Verschuur |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2007-03-20 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0387683607 |
This is the story of radio astronomy, of how radio waves are generated by stars, supernova, quasars, colliding galaxies, and by the very beginnings of the universe itself. This revised book provides an update on the state of radio astronomy and those sections no longer regarded as cutting edge have been removed. With this book, aimed at a lay audience, you learn what astronomers are doing with those huge dishes. With each of these observatories, the scientists collect and analyze their data, "listening" to the radio signals from space, in order to learn what is out there, and perhaps even if someone else may be listening as well.
Author | : James Justin Condon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1992 |
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Author | : Gerrit L. Verschuur |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 22 |
Release | : 1985 |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Radio sources (Astronomy) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Francis Graham-Smith |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 331 |
Release | : 2013-11-07 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0191636258 |
Radio telescopes have transformed our understanding of the Universe. Pulsars, quasars, Big Bang cosmology: all are discoveries of the new science of radio astronomy. Here, Francis Graham-Smith describes the birth, development, and maturity of radio astronomy, from the first discovery of cosmic radio waves to its present role as a major part of modern astronomy. Radio is part of the electromagnetic spectrum, covering infra-red, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma-rays, and Graham-Smith explains why it is that radio waves give us a unique view of the Universe. Tracing the development of radio telescopes he shows how each new idea in observing techniques has led to new discoveries, and looks at the ways in which radio waves are generated in the various cosmic sources, relating this to the radio world of mobile phones, radio and television channels, wireless computer connections, and remote car locks. Today a new generation of radio telescopes promises to extend our understanding of the Universe into further, as yet unknown, fields. Huge new radio telescopes are being built, such as the Atacama Large Millimetre Array (ALMA), Low Frequency Array for Radioastronomy (LOFAR), and the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). Radio telescopes on spacecraft such as the Cosmic Microwave Explorer (COBE) and Planck are tracing in minute detail the faint but universal radio signal from the expanding early Universe. Graham-Smith shares the excitement of discovering the wonders of the radio universe, and the possibilities promised by the new age of giant radio telescopes.