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200 14$aThe Life Story of an Infrared Telescope /$fby John K. Davies
205   $a1st ed. 2016.
210  1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2016.
215   $a1 online resource (267 p.)
225 1 $aSpringer Praxis Books
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a3-319-23578-8 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aConception -- Design and Planning -- The Project Advances -- To Hawaii -- Making It Work.-  Early Operations 1980-1981 -- Consolidation 1982-1985 -- IRCAM:The beginning of the Array Revolution -- Cooled grating Spectrographs -- Changes at the Top -- Upgrading the telescope for the 21st century -- Restructuring ( 1995) -- ORAC It pipes, therefore it is. 1996-2000 -- Michelle (95-2004) -- Departures 2000-2002 -- Flexible Scheduling and the OMP 2001-2003 -- UIST 2000-2009 -- The new era of Wide-field Astronomy at UKIRT -- Into A Third decade.- UKIRT under threat -- Battle for Survival -- The Axe Falls -- Epilogue.
330   $aWritten by one of the astronomers who 'lived the dream' of working there this book is a restrospectively expanded diary featuring the 'birth and long life' of what was a truely innovative telescope. Based on input received from people involved in its planning, building, operation, and many scientists who observed with it, the author tells this success story of The United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT). Conceived in the mid 1970's as a cheap and cheerful light-bucket for the newly emerging field of infrared astronomy it has re-invented itself once a decade to remain at the forefront of infrared astronomy for more than 30 years. Even in 2012 / 2013, when ironically it faced almost certain closure, it remained one of the most scientifically productive telescopes in the world. Everybody, including amateur and professional astronomers, interested in real astronomy projects will enjoy reading that story and meet (again) the persons who lived it.
410  0$aSpringer Praxis Books
606   $aObservations, Astronomical
606   $aAstronomy?Observations
606   $aPhysics
606   $aAstronomy
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606   $aHistory and Philosophical Foundations of Physics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P29000
606   $aPopular Science in Astronomy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q11009
615  0$aObservations, Astronomical.
615  0$aAstronomy?Observations.
615  0$aPhysics.
615  0$aAstronomy.
615 14$aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques.
615 24$aHistory and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
615 24$aPopular Science in Astronomy.
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700   $aDavies$b John K$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0285309
906   $aBOOK
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