Hidden from human view, accessible only to sensitive receivers attached to huge radio telescopes, the invisible universe beyond our senses continues to fascinate and intrigue our imaginations. Closer to home, in the Milky Way galaxy, radio astronomers listen patiently to the ticking of pulsars that tell of star death and states of matter of awesome densities. All of this happens out there in the universe hidden from our eyes, even when aided by the Hubble Space Telescope. 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. The author discusses what radio astronomers are doing in the New Mexico desert, in a remote valley in Puerto Rico, and in the green Pocahontas Valley in West Virginia, as well as dozens of other remote sites around the world. With each of these observatories, the scientists collect and analyze their data, listening to the radio signals from space in order to learn what, or perhaps who, is out there as well. The author specifically highlights enormous changes that have occurred in the field over the past 50 years, including the political reality of radio astronomy and what that could mean for the future.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer International Publishing Ag
ISBN-13
9783319134215
eBay Product ID (ePID)
209052165
Product Key Features
Author
Gerrit Verschuur
Publication Name
The Invisible Universe: the Story of Radio Astronomy
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Science, Astronomy
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
259 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Item Weight
4161g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Gerrit Verschuur
Series Title
Astronomers' Universe
Topic
Astronomy
Country/Region of Manufacture
Switzerland
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