LEADER 03235nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910810780903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-96063-9 010 $a9786610960637 010 $a1-4237-6955-4 010 $a2-7598-0167-5 024 7 $a10.1051/978-2-7598-0167-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000335237 035 $a(EBL)309870 035 $a(OCoLC)173240736 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000655806 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11458983 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000655806 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10631210 035 $a(PQKB)10263807 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC309870 035 $a(DE-B1597)573275 035 $a(DE-B1597)9782759801671 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6810556 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6810556 035 $a(OCoLC)1287133811 035 $a(PPN)170211193 035 $a(FR-PaCSA)88805573 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000335237 100 $a20120216d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEurope's quest for the universe $eESO and the VLT, ESA and other projects /$fLodewijk Woltjer 210 $aLes Ulis, France $cEDP Sciences$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (330 p.) 225 0 $aHors collection 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a2-86883-813-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; 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 327 $aXI. 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; Acronyms and Concepts; Index; Photo credits; 330 $aThe 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. 606 $aAstronomy$zEurope 606 $aSpace sciences$zEurope 606 $aSpace astronomy 615 0$aAstronomy 615 0$aSpace sciences 615 0$aSpace astronomy. 676 $a520 700 $aWoltjer$b Lodewijk$051321 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810780903321 996 $aEurope's quest for the Universe$94018641 997 $aUNINA