Beyond Southern Skies
Radio Astronomy and the Parkes Telescope
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1992
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-41408-1 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-41408-1 (ISBN)
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This book tells the story of the planning and construction of the Parkes Telescope in rural New South Wales, Australia, and surveys its achievements over the past thirty years.
Beyond Southern Skies tells the story of the planning and construction of the Parkes Telescope in rural New South Wales, Australia, and surveys its achievements over the past thirty years. Radio astronomy in Australia had its origins in the secret radar research that was carried out during World War II by CSIRO's Radiophysics Laboratory in Sydney. This research group grew to be the largest and most diversified of its kind, and the giant dish at Parkes became a powerful symbol of the growing confidence among Australian scientists. Readers will be fascinated by Peter Robertson's lively account of the personalities, politics and controversy that lay behind the decision to build the Parkes Telescope. This book also gives an accessible description of the technical achievements of the telescope since its completion in 1961 and discusses its contributions to our understanding of the universe.
Beyond Southern Skies tells the story of the planning and construction of the Parkes Telescope in rural New South Wales, Australia, and surveys its achievements over the past thirty years. Radio astronomy in Australia had its origins in the secret radar research that was carried out during World War II by CSIRO's Radiophysics Laboratory in Sydney. This research group grew to be the largest and most diversified of its kind, and the giant dish at Parkes became a powerful symbol of the growing confidence among Australian scientists. Readers will be fascinated by Peter Robertson's lively account of the personalities, politics and controversy that lay behind the decision to build the Parkes Telescope. This book also gives an accessible description of the technical achievements of the telescope since its completion in 1961 and discusses its contributions to our understanding of the universe.
Foreword; Preface; Part I. Joe Pawsey - The Founder: 1. In the beginning; 2. Physicists take to the air; 3. From Venus to Cygnus; 4. Radiophysics leads the way; Part II. Taffy Bowen - The Builder: 5. Finding the funds; 6. Turning concepts into blueprints; 7. Erecting the acre of Ear; 8. Radio astronomy in transition; Part III. John Bolton - The Astronomer: 9. Starting with a splash; 10. Sailing on a new ocean; 11. How astronomy is done at Parkes; 12. Laboratory of the extremes; Endnotes; Selected bibliography; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 9.11.1992 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Bernard Lovell |
| Zusatzinfo | 115 Halftones, unspecified; 15 Line drawings, unspecified |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 181 x 256 mm |
| Gewicht | 985 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-521-41408-3 / 0521414083 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-41408-1 / 9780521414081 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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