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Golden Years of Australian Radio Astronomy : An Illustrated History



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Autore: Orchiston Wayne Visualizza persona
Titolo: Golden Years of Australian Radio Astronomy : An Illustrated History Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cham, : Springer Nature, 2021
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2022
©2021
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (281 pages)
Soggetto topico: History of science
Astronomy, space & time
Soggetto non controllato: History of radio astronomy
CSIRO Radiophysics Laboratory
John Bolton
Taffy Bowen
Chris Christiansen
Discrete radio sources
Field stations
Hydrogen-line studies
Frank Kerr
Mills Cross
Bernie Mills
Parkes Radio Telescope
Joe Pawsey
Ruby Payne-Scott
Radio source surveys
Radioheliograph
Sea interferometers
Alex Shain
Solar bursts and eclipses
Altri autori: RobertsonPeter  
Sullivan IIIWoodruff T  
Sommario/riassunto: The evolution of Australian radio astronomy from 1945 to 1960 has been studied in detail by numerous historians of science in recent years. This Open Access book is the first to present an overview of this remarkable chapter in Australian science. The book begins in the post-war period, as the Radiophysics Laboratory in Sydney switched from secret wartime research on radar to peacetime applications of this new technology. Next follows the detection of radio waves from space and the ensuing transformation of this fledgling science into the dominant research program at the Radiophysics Lab. Drawing from this history, the book shows how by 1960 the Radiophysics Lab had become the largest and most successful radio astronomy group in the world. The final chapter presents an overview of Australian radio astronomy from 1960 to the present day, as Australia prepares to co-host the multi-national, multi-billion-dollar Square Kilometre Array. Nearly 300 high-quality images complement the text, drawn from a wide range of sources including the extensive collection held by the CSIRO Radio Astronomy Image Archive. The book will be an essential reference for readers interested in the scientific and cultural development of radio astronomy. This book is published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Titolo autorizzato: Golden Years of Australian Radio Astronomy  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 3-319-91843-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 996466843503316
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Serie: Historical and Cultural Astronomy