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UNINA9910254593003321 |
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Autore |
Frater R.H |
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Titolo |
Four Pillars of Radio Astronomy: Mills, Christiansen, Wild, Bracewell / / by R.H. Frater, W.M. Goss, H.W. Wendt |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2017.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (XVII, 199 p. 145 illus., 36 illus. in color.) |
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Astronomers' Universe, , 1614-659X |
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Disciplina |
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Astronomy |
Observations, Astronomical |
Astronomy—Observations |
History |
Electronic circuits |
Microwaves |
Optical engineering |
Popular Science in Astronomy |
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques |
History of Science |
Electronic Circuits and Devices |
Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- The Early Years -- Pawsey – Grand old man of Radio Astronomy -- The Rebirth of Fleurs - Christiansen -- The Radioheliograph and Beyond - Wild -- The One Mile Cross - Mills -- A Transformed World - Bracewell -- Discussion -- Conclusions. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is the story of Bernie Mills, Chris Christiansen, Paul Wild and Ron Bracewell, members of a team of radio astronomers that would lead Australia, and the world, into this new field of research. Each of the four is remembered for his remarkable work: Mills for the development the cross type instrument that now bears his name; Christiansen for the |
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application of rotational synthesis techniques; Wild for the masterful joining of observations and theory to elicit the nature of the solar atmosphere; Bracewell for his contribution to imaging theory. As well, these Four Pillars are remembered for creating a remarkable environment for scientific discovery and for influencing the careers of future generations. Their pursuit of basic science helped pave the way for technological developments in areas ranging from Wi-Fi to sonar to medical imaging to air navigation, and for underpinning the foundations of modern cosmology and astrophysics. |
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