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The invisible universethe story of radio astronomy /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The invisible universeby Gerrit Verschuur.
Reminder of title:	the story of radio astronomy /
Author:	Verschuur, Gerrit.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2015.
Description:	xii, 259 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Radio astronomy.
Online resource:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13422-2
ISBN:	9783319134222 (electronic bk.)

The invisible universethe story of radio astronomy /
Verschuur, Gerrit.

The invisible universethe story of radio astronomy /[electronic resource] :by Gerrit Verschuur. - 3rd ed. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2015. - xii, 259 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm. - Astronomers' universe,1614-659X. - Astronomers' universe..

Preface -- What is Radio Astronomy? -- A Science is Born -- The Radio Sun and Planets -- The Galactic Radio Nebulae -- Radio Waves from the Milky Way -- Interstellar Neutral Hydrogen -- Interstellar Molecules -- Pulsars -- The Galactic Superstars -- Radio Galaxies -- Quasars -- The Grand Unification: Active Galactic Nuclei -- Beyond the Quasars Radio Cosmology -- Radio Telescopes in High Places -- Radio Telescopes: The Future -- China Rising -- On the Radio Astronomical Quest for Extraterrestrial Intelligence -- On Growth and Obsolescence -- What Lies Ahead?- Appendix -- Further Reading -- Index.

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.

ISBN: 9783319134222 (electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-319-13422-2doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

338267
Radio astronomy.

LC Class. No.: QB475

Dewey Class. No.: 522.682

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