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Making waves : the story of Ruby Payne-Scott: Australian pioneer radio astronomer / / W.M. Goss
| Making waves : the story of Ruby Payne-Scott: Australian pioneer radio astronomer / / W.M. Goss |
| Autore | Goss W. M (William Miller) |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xx, 262 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina | 522.682092 |
| Collana | Astronomers' Universe |
| Soggetto topico |
Women astronomers
Radio astronomy - History |
| ISBN | 3-642-35752-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | A Brief, Basic Guide to Terms and Concepts of Solar Radio Astronomy -- Ruby Payne-Scott’s Ancestors and Her Early Childhood -- Ruby Payne-Scott’s Education and Early Employment -- Wartime Research by Ruby Payne-Scott at the Radiophysics Laboratory -- 1944-1945: Ruby Payne-Scott – The First Woman Radio Astronomer -- 1945-1946: Early Radio Astronomy at Dover Heights -- 1946-1947: Personal Tragedy and Professional Triumph -- 1948: Hornsby Field Station – Daily Observations -- 1949-1951: Radio Astronomy Blossoms as a Field, but Ruby Must Resign from the Radiophysics Laboratory -- 1952: Ruby Payne-Scott’s Last Experience as a Radio Astronomer at the International Union of Radio Science -- The Married Life and Motherhood of Ruby Payne-Scott -- 1963-1974: Employment at Danebank School -- The Last Years and Legacy of Ruby Payne-Scott. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910437975703321 |
Goss W. M (William Miller)
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| New York, : Springer, 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A single sky [[electronic resource] ] : how an international community forged the science of radio astronomy / / David P.D. Munns
| A single sky [[electronic resource] ] : how an international community forged the science of radio astronomy / / David P.D. Munns |
| Autore | Munns David P. D. <1972-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (261 p.) |
| Disciplina | 522/.682 |
| Soggetto topico |
Radio astronomy - International cooperation - History
Radio astronomy - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-74160-1
0-262-30519-4 0-262-30427-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Decisions; Chatper 2: Noise; Chapter 3: Disciples; Chapter 4: Visions; A Postwar British Spectacle; A Giant Radio Telescope for the Southern Hemisphere; Martin Ryle and the Cambridge Interferometer; The Revolt of the Physicists; An Australian in California; Chapter 5: Size; Conclusion; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462159503321 |
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Munns David P. D. <1972->
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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