Beating the odds [[electronic resource] ] : the life and times of E.A. Milne / / Meg Weston Smith, foreward by Roger Penrose
| Beating the odds [[electronic resource] ] : the life and times of E.A. Milne / / Meg Weston Smith, foreward by Roger Penrose |
| Autore | Smith Meg Weston |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (308 p.) |
| Disciplina | 523.01092 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PenroseRoger |
| Soggetto topico | Astrophysicists |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-84816-908-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Figures; Abbreviations in the Footnotes; Contents; Chapter 1. A Foothold on the Ladder; Chapter 2. The Upheavals of War; Chapter 3. Adventures with Reflections; Chapter 4. The Trials of Trumpets; Chapter 5. Cambridge Rhapsody; Chapter 6. Riding on a Sunbeam; Chapter 7. New Horizons; Chapter 8. A Scientific Wilderness; Chapter 9. Cut and Thrust; Chapter 10. Family versus College; Chapter 11. Cosmic Inspiration; Chapter 12. Oxford's Enlightenment; Chapter 13. The Pendulum and the Atom; Chapter 14. Lifeline
Chapter 15. Mathematics, Bombs and BureaucracyChapter 16. An Invitation; Chapter 17. A Race Unfinished; Epilogue; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462820703321 |
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| London, : Imperial College Press, c2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The biographical encyclopedia of astronomers / / editor-in-chief, Thomas Hockey and others
| The biographical encyclopedia of astronomers / / editor-in-chief, Thomas Hockey and others |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2007.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, N.Y. : , : Springer, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (2 volumes (1341 pages)) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 520.922 |
| Collana | Springer reference |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomers
Astrophysicists Cosmology |
| ISBN | 0-387-30400-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | v. 1. A-L -- v. 2. M-Z. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910145150203321 |
| New York, N.Y. : , : Springer, , 2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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My life in space exploration / / Gerhard Haerendel
| My life in space exploration / / Gerhard Haerendel |
| Autore | Haerendel Gerhard |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 pages) |
| Disciplina | 523.010924 |
| Collana | Springer Biographies |
| Soggetto topico |
Astrophysicists
Astrophysics |
| ISBN |
9783031102868
9783031102851 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 My Way into Physics -- 2 The Mission -- 2.1 There Is Magic in Every Beginning -- 2.2 Breakthrough in the Sahara -- 2.3 The Pioneers -- 2.4 Chasing the Aurora Borealis -- 2.5 UFOs in the Morning Sky of the American East Coast -- 2.6 Up into the Magnetosphere -- 2.7 The Equatorial Ionosphere and President Nixon -- 2.8 The Lost Manuscript -- 2.9 Setting the Course -- 2.10 A Hit at Minus 54° -- 2.11 Porcupine Torn Apart in the Air -- 2.12 52 h of Travel for a 5 min Lecture -- 2.13 Drowning Our Sorrows in Planteur -- 2.14 EISCAT -- 2.15 Once Again at the Equator -- 2.16 Mission Accomplished: The Christmas Comet -- References -- 3 Various Ways Forward -- 3.1 Excursion into Infrared Astronomy -- 3.2 A Telescope for Crete -- 3.3 Teaching and Other Sidelines -- 3.4 The Turning Point -- 3.5 With Freja and EISCAT into the Aurora Borealis -- 3.6 COSPAR -- 3.7 Equator-S or the Limits of DIY -- 3.8 Fighting for the Future -- 3.9 The Founding Dean -- References -- 4 Years of Harvest -- References -- 5 Reflexion. |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996490350103316 |
Haerendel Gerhard
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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My life in space exploration / / Gerhard Haerendel
| My life in space exploration / / Gerhard Haerendel |
| Autore | Haerendel Gerhard |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 pages) |
| Disciplina | 523.010924 |
| Collana | Springer Biographies |
| Soggetto topico |
Astrophysicists
Astrophysics |
| ISBN |
9783031102868
9783031102851 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 My Way into Physics -- 2 The Mission -- 2.1 There Is Magic in Every Beginning -- 2.2 Breakthrough in the Sahara -- 2.3 The Pioneers -- 2.4 Chasing the Aurora Borealis -- 2.5 UFOs in the Morning Sky of the American East Coast -- 2.6 Up into the Magnetosphere -- 2.7 The Equatorial Ionosphere and President Nixon -- 2.8 The Lost Manuscript -- 2.9 Setting the Course -- 2.10 A Hit at Minus 54° -- 2.11 Porcupine Torn Apart in the Air -- 2.12 52 h of Travel for a 5 min Lecture -- 2.13 Drowning Our Sorrows in Planteur -- 2.14 EISCAT -- 2.15 Once Again at the Equator -- 2.16 Mission Accomplished: The Christmas Comet -- References -- 3 Various Ways Forward -- 3.1 Excursion into Infrared Astronomy -- 3.2 A Telescope for Crete -- 3.3 Teaching and Other Sidelines -- 3.4 The Turning Point -- 3.5 With Freja and EISCAT into the Aurora Borealis -- 3.6 COSPAR -- 3.7 Equator-S or the Limits of DIY -- 3.8 Fighting for the Future -- 3.9 The Founding Dean -- References -- 4 Years of Harvest -- References -- 5 Reflexion. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910616211603321 |
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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