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Munns David P. D. <1972-> |
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A single sky : how an international community forged the science of radio astronomy / / David P.D. Munns |
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Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-74160-1 |
0-262-30519-4 |
0-262-30427-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (261 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Radio astronomy - International cooperation - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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How radio astronomers challenged national borders, disciplinary boundaries, and the constraints of vision to create an international scientific community. |
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