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Autore |
Woltjer Lodewijk |
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Europe's quest for the universe : ESO and the VLT, ESA and other projects / / Lodewijk Woltjer |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Les Ulis, France, : EDP Sciences, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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9786610960637 |
9781280960635 |
1280960639 |
9781423769552 |
1423769554 |
9782759801671 |
2759801675 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (330 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Astronomy - Europe |
Space sciences - Europe |
Space astronomy |
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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; Preface; Préface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; I. The Development of European Astronomy during the 20th Century; II. ESO, La Silla, the 3.6-m Telescope, Other Telescope Projects in Europe; III. Origin of the VLT Project; The NTT; IV. Technological, Financial and Scientific Planning of the VLT; V. Construction of the VLT; VI. Sites for Telescopes; VII. The VLT Observatory: Adaptive Optics, Instruments, Interferometry and Survey Telescopes; VIII. Ground and Space Based Optical Telescopes; IX. Radio Astronomy; ALMA and SKA; X. Europe in Space: ESA's Horizons 2000 |
XI. European Space Missions: IR, X- and Gamma RaysXII. European Space Missions: The Solar System; XIII. European Space Missions: The Sun and the Heliosphere; Ground based Solar Telescopes; XIV. Astroparticles and Gravitational Waves; XV. Looking for Planets and Life in the Universe; XVI. Publications; XVII. European Astronomy: Researchers and Funding; XVIII. The Future; XIX. Epilogue; Notes; |
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Acronyms and Concepts; Index; Photo credits; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The large European instruments developed for observing the Universe, from the Sun and planets to its most remote reaches, form the principal subject of this book, addresses a wide audience: astronomers and space scientists, students, politicians, amateur astronomers and the educated public. |
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