Night vision : exploring the infrared universe / / Michael Rowan-Robinson [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Rowan-Robinson Michael |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 251 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 522/.683 |
Soggetto topico | Infrared astronomy |
ISBN |
1-139-61070-8
1-107-23618-5 1-139-17601-3 1-139-62558-6 1-139-61628-5 1-139-61256-5 1-139-62186-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. William Herschel opens up the invisible universe; 3. 1800-1950: slow progress - the moon, planets, bright stars, and the discovery of interstellar dust; 4. Dying stars shrouded in dust and stars being born: the emergence of infrared astronomy in the 60s and 70s; 5. Birth of far infrared and submillimetre astronomy: clouds of dust and molecules in our Galaxy; 6. The cosmic microwave background, echo of the Big Bang; 7. The Infrared Astronomical Satellite and the opening up of extragalactic infrared astronomy: starbursts and active galactic nuclei; 8. The Cosmic Background Explorer and the ripples, the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Explorer, and dark energy; 9. Giant ground-based infrared and submillimetre telescopes; 10. The Infrared Space Observatory and the Spitzer Space Telescope: the star-formation history of the universe and infrared galaxy populations; 11. Our dusty Solar System, debris disks and the search for exoplanets; 12. The future: pioneering space missions and giant ground-based telescopes; Notes; Credits for illustrations; Further reading; Bibliography; Glossary; Index of names; Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453139003321 |
Rowan-Robinson Michael | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Night vision : exploring the infrared universe / / Michael Rowan-Robinson [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Rowan-Robinson Michael |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 251 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 522/.683 |
Soggetto topico | Infrared astronomy |
ISBN |
1-139-61070-8
1-107-23618-5 1-139-17601-3 1-139-62558-6 1-139-61628-5 1-139-61256-5 1-139-62186-6 |
Classificazione | SCI004000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. William Herschel opens up the invisible universe; 3. 1800-1950: slow progress - the moon, planets, bright stars, and the discovery of interstellar dust; 4. Dying stars shrouded in dust and stars being born: the emergence of infrared astronomy in the 60s and 70s; 5. Birth of far infrared and submillimetre astronomy: clouds of dust and molecules in our Galaxy; 6. The cosmic microwave background, echo of the Big Bang; 7. The Infrared Astronomical Satellite and the opening up of extragalactic infrared astronomy: starbursts and active galactic nuclei; 8. The Cosmic Background Explorer and the ripples, the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Explorer, and dark energy; 9. Giant ground-based infrared and submillimetre telescopes; 10. The Infrared Space Observatory and the Spitzer Space Telescope: the star-formation history of the universe and infrared galaxy populations; 11. Our dusty Solar System, debris disks and the search for exoplanets; 12. The future: pioneering space missions and giant ground-based telescopes; Notes; Credits for illustrations; Further reading; Bibliography; Glossary; Index of names; Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790697103321 |
Rowan-Robinson Michael | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Night vision : exploring the infrared universe / / Michael Rowan-Robinson [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Rowan-Robinson Michael |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 251 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 522/.683 |
Soggetto topico | Infrared astronomy |
ISBN |
1-139-61070-8
1-107-23618-5 1-139-17601-3 1-139-62558-6 1-139-61628-5 1-139-61256-5 1-139-62186-6 |
Classificazione | SCI004000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. William Herschel opens up the invisible universe; 3. 1800-1950: slow progress - the moon, planets, bright stars, and the discovery of interstellar dust; 4. Dying stars shrouded in dust and stars being born: the emergence of infrared astronomy in the 60s and 70s; 5. Birth of far infrared and submillimetre astronomy: clouds of dust and molecules in our Galaxy; 6. The cosmic microwave background, echo of the Big Bang; 7. The Infrared Astronomical Satellite and the opening up of extragalactic infrared astronomy: starbursts and active galactic nuclei; 8. The Cosmic Background Explorer and the ripples, the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Explorer, and dark energy; 9. Giant ground-based infrared and submillimetre telescopes; 10. The Infrared Space Observatory and the Spitzer Space Telescope: the star-formation history of the universe and infrared galaxy populations; 11. Our dusty Solar System, debris disks and the search for exoplanets; 12. The future: pioneering space missions and giant ground-based telescopes; Notes; Credits for illustrations; Further reading; Bibliography; Glossary; Index of names; Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815623903321 |
Rowan-Robinson Michael | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The nine numbers of the cosmos [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Rowan-Robinson |
Autore | Rowan-Robinson Michael |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (186 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.1 |
Soggetto topico | Cosmology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-299-19081-2
0-19-150567-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Prologue: Que sais-je?; 1. We exist; 2. We are not in a special place; 3. An expanding universe; 4. A universe of finite age; 5. The Hot Big Bang; 6. Cold dark matter; 7. The missing ingredient-tilt, strings, or hot dark matter; 8. How heavy is the vacuum?; 9. How do galaxies form?; 10. The nine numbers of the cosmos; Further reading; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; G; H; I; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; W; Name Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462668103321 |
Rowan-Robinson Michael | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The nine numbers of the cosmos [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Rowan-Robinson |
Autore | Rowan-Robinson Michael |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (186 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.1 |
Soggetto topico | Cosmology |
ISBN |
1-299-19081-2
0-19-150567-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Prologue: Que sais-je?; 1. We exist; 2. We are not in a special place; 3. An expanding universe; 4. A universe of finite age; 5. The Hot Big Bang; 6. Cold dark matter; 7. The missing ingredient-tilt, strings, or hot dark matter; 8. How heavy is the vacuum?; 9. How do galaxies form?; 10. The nine numbers of the cosmos; Further reading; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; G; H; I; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; W; Name Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786277903321 |
Rowan-Robinson Michael | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The nine numbers of the cosmos / / Michael Rowan-Robinson |
Autore | Rowan-Robinson Michael |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (186 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.1 |
Soggetto topico | Cosmology |
ISBN |
1-299-19081-2
0-19-150567-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Prologue: Que sais-je?; 1. We exist; 2. We are not in a special place; 3. An expanding universe; 4. A universe of finite age; 5. The Hot Big Bang; 6. Cold dark matter; 7. The missing ingredient-tilt, strings, or hot dark matter; 8. How heavy is the vacuum?; 9. How do galaxies form?; 10. The nine numbers of the cosmos; Further reading; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; G; H; I; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; W; Name Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825175403321 |
Rowan-Robinson Michael | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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