1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996383513703316

Titolo

The intentions of the armie of the kingdome of Scotland, declared to their bretheren of England [[electronic resource] /] / by the Commissioners of the late Parliament, and by the generall, noblemen, barrons, and other officers of the armie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Amsterdam, : Jan Evertsz Cloppenburg], Printed in the Yeare of God, 1640

Descrizione fisica

[2], 12 p

Altri autori (Persone)

HendersonAlexander <1583?-1646.>

Soggetti

Scotland History Charles I, 1625-1649 Pamphlets

Great Britain History Charles I, 1625-1649

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Place and publisher from STC (2nd ed.).

Sometimes attributed to Alexander Henderson.

Title vignette: printer's mark.

Signatures: A⁴, B³.

Imperfect: stained, edges torn, with slight loss of print.

Appears at reel 1362:7 as STC 21921.

Reproductions of original in: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910866585203321

Autore

Schilizzi Richard T

Titolo

The Square Kilometre Array : A Science Mega-Project in the Making, 1990-2012 / / by Richard T. Schilizzi, Ronald D. Ekers, Peter E. Dewdney, Philip Crosby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

3-031-51374-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (645 pages)

Collana

Historical & Cultural Astronomy, , 2509-3118

Altri autori (Persone)

EkersRonald D

DewdneyP. E (Peter E.)

CrosbyPhilip

Disciplina

509

Soggetti

Physics - History

Astronomy

Cosmology

History of Physics and Astronomy

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Introduction -- Large Radio Telescopes and the Emergence of the SKA, 1957-1993 -- Evolution of the SKA Science Case -- Innovation meets Reality – The SKA design -- Global Collaboration on Science and Technology: The SKA Journey from "Grass-roots" to the World´s Largest Radio Telescope -- Project Politics and Funding -- Site Selection -- Industry Engagement -- The SKA as a Mega-Science Project.

Sommario/riassunto

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a grand vision project to build the most sensitive radio telescope in the world. This open access book tells the story of its development – a story of transformational science, innovative engineering, and global collaboration. Its journey has been long and complex, reflecting the many issues faced in creating an affordable design, choosing a site, and developing a viable global organisation starting from a simple working group of far-sighted and persistent astronomers in 1993. The book begins with the emergence



of the SKA concept and the first working group. It traces the development of global scientific and engineering collaborations and ever more comprehensive governance structures for the SKA, the involvement and roles of funding agencies and governments, and the long, political site selection process. This occurred alongside efforts to overcome technical barriers and the difficult process of selecting technology. It follows these themes up to the point in 2012 when the project had just transitioned from a collaboration to a legal entity and the dual site decision was made – a pivotal moment when it was clear the SKA arrays would be built. The book is based on the authors’ personal experience at the leading edge of the project over many years, as well as access to hitherto unpublished material from project archives, interviews, and presentations from many of the key players at a specially convened conference. It has a Foreword written by John Womersley, former Chair of the Agencies SKA Group and SKA Organisation Board. The book is intended for an audience ranging from funding agencies and governments involved in major research infrastructures, to historians of science and professional researchers studying mega-projects, to the astronomy and physics communities in general and interested lay readers.