1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462159503321

Autore

Munns David P. D. <1972->

Titolo

A single sky [[electronic resource] ] : how an international community forged the science of radio astronomy / / David P.D. Munns

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2013

ISBN

1-283-74160-1

0-262-30519-4

0-262-30427-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (261 p.)

Disciplina

522/.682

Soggetti

Radio astronomy - International cooperation - History

Radio astronomy - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Decisions; Chatper 2: Noise; Chapter 3: Disciples; Chapter 4: Visions; A Postwar British Spectacle; A Giant Radio Telescope for the Southern Hemisphere; Martin Ryle and the Cambridge Interferometer; The Revolt of the Physicists; An Australian in California; Chapter 5: Size; Conclusion; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

How radio astronomers challenged national borders, disciplinary boundaries, and the constraints of vision to create an international scientific community.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910791270703321

Titolo

Mongolia [[electronic resource] ] : women in culture, business, & travel / / World Trade Press

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Petaluma, Calif., : World Trade Press, c1993-2010 [2010]

ISBN

1-60780-222-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (7 p.)

Disciplina

915.17

Soggetti

Women - Mongolia

Women travelers - Mongolia

Businesswomen - Mongolia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Cover title.

Sommario/riassunto

Women often occupy different roles in a foreign culture. Avoid offensive assumptions and behavior by understanding the position of women in Mongolian society: their legal rights; access to education and health care; workforce participation; and their dating, marriage, and family life.