Baltic astronomy
| Baltic astronomy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vilnius : , : Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, , 1992-2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 520/.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy
Astronomy - Research - Baltic States Astrophysics Astrophysics - Research - Baltic States Astronomie Astronomie - Recherche - Pays baltes Astrophysique Astrophysique - Recherche - Pays baltes Astronomy - Research Astrophysics - Research |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996207380103316 |
| Vilnius : , : Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, , 1992-2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Baltic astronomy
| Baltic astronomy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vilnius : , : Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, , 1992-2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 520/.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy
Astronomy - Research - Baltic States Astrophysics Astrophysics - Research - Baltic States Astronomie Astronomie - Recherche - Pays baltes Astrophysique Astrophysique - Recherche - Pays baltes Astronomy - Research Astrophysics - Research |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910893047303321 |
| Vilnius : , : Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, , 1992-2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bulletin astronomique de Belgrade
| Bulletin astronomique de Belgrade |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Beograd, : Astronomical Observatory and Institute of Astronomy, Faculty of Sciences, 1992-1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 520/.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy
Astronomy - Research - Yugoslavia Astronomy - Research |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Observations.
Periodicals. |
| ISSN | 2787-3129 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Bull. astron. Belgrade |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910896100703321 |
| Beograd, : Astronomical Observatory and Institute of Astronomy, Faculty of Sciences, 1992-1997 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The decade of discovery in astronomy and astrophysics [[electronic resource] /] / Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council
| The decade of discovery in astronomy and astrophysics [[electronic resource] /] / Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (220 p.) |
| Disciplina | 520/.72 |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy - Research
Astrophysics - Research |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-21201-2
9786610212019 0-309-59611-4 0-585-08529-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454881003321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The decade of discovery in astronomy and astrophysics [[electronic resource] /] / Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council
| The decade of discovery in astronomy and astrophysics [[electronic resource] /] / Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (220 p.) |
| Disciplina | 520/.72 |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy - Research
Astrophysics - Research |
| ISBN |
1-280-21201-2
9786610212019 0-309-59611-4 0-585-08529-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778703203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The decade of discovery in astronomy and astrophysics / / Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council
| The decade of discovery in astronomy and astrophysics / / Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (220 p.) |
| Disciplina | 520/.72 |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy - Research
Astrophysics - Research |
| ISBN |
9786610212019
9781280212017 1280212012 9780309596114 0309596114 9780585085296 0585085293 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- THE DECADE OF DISCOVERY -- RESTORING THE INFRASTRUCTURE -- ACHIEVING A BALANCED SPACE PROGRAM -- THE PRIORITIZED INSTRUMENTAL PROGRAM -- Large Programs -- Small and Moderate Programs -- Space-based Programs -- Ground-based Programs -- THEORY AND COMPUTERS -- LUNAR ASTRONOMY -- ASTRONOMY AND SOCIETY -- 1 Recommendations -- INTRODUCTION -- Our Place in the Universe -- Discoveries of the 1980s -- The 1990s: The Decade of Discovery -- PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THIS STUDY -- Charge to the Committee -- Contents of This Report -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STRENGTHENING GROUND-BASED INFRASTRUCTURE -- ACHIEVING A BALANCED SPACE PROGRAM -- Overall Strategy -- Significance of Large Space Observatories -- RECOMMENDED NEW EQUIPMENT INITIATIVES -- Ground and Space Initiatives -- The Combined Equipment List -- Small Projects and Technological Initiatives -- Explanation of New Equipment Initiatives -- Large Programs -- Ground-based Astronomy -- Infrared-Optimized 8-m Telescope. -- Millimeter Array. -- Southern 8-m Telescope. -- Space-based Astronomy -- SIRTF. -- Moderate Programs -- Ground-based Projects -- Adaptive Optics and Interferometry. -- 4-m Telescopes. -- Fly's Eye. -- Large Earth-based Solar Telescope. -- VLA Extension. -- Space-based Projects -- Dedicated Spacecraft for FUSE. -- SOFIA. -- Explorers. -- Astrometric Interferometry Mission. -- International Collaborations. -- Small Programs -- Ground-based Projects -- Two-Micron Survey. -- Infrared Instrumentation. -- Cosmic Background Imager. -- Laboratory Astrophysics. -- Other Programs. -- Space-based Projects -- Small Explorers. -- Other Projects. -- Technology Development -- Ground-based Technology -- Space-based Technology -- 2 Science Opportunities -- INTRODUCTION.
OUR SOLAR SYSTEM AND THE SEARCH FOR OTHER PLANETS -- The Formation and Evolution of Our Solar System -- The Search for Other Planets -- Comets and the Origins of Life -- Weather and Volcanoes -- THE LIFE HISTORY OF STARS -- The Sun -- The Formation of Stars -- The Life and Death of Stars -- THE LIFE HISTORY OF GALAXIES -- The Milky Way as a Galaxy -- The Evolution of Galaxies -- The Power Source of Quasars and Active Galaxies -- The Birth of Galaxies -- THE LIFE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE -- The Big Bang Model -- The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe -- Dark Matter -- The Origin of the Universe -- The End of the Universe -- 3 Existing Programs -- INTRODUCTION -- GROUND-BASED ASTRONOMY -- Optical and Infrared Astronomy -- Large Mirrors -- Adaptive Optics and Interferometry -- Radio Astronomy -- Centimeter Wavelength Astronomy -- Millimeter and Submillimeter Wavelength Astronomy -- Planetary Astronomy -- Solar Astronomy -- The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence -- SPACE ASTRONOMY -- The Great Observatories -- Hubble Space Telescope -- Gamma Ray Observatory -- Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility -- The Explorer Program -- The Suborbital Program -- International Collaborations -- Shuttle Payloads -- Technology Development -- THEORETICAL AND LABORATORY ASTROPHYSICS -- PARTICLE ASTROPHYSICS -- 4 New Initiatives -- INTRODUCTION -- THE DECADE OF THE INFRARED -- HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION -- The Millimeter Array -- Adaptive Optics -- Optical and Infrared Interferometers -- Astrometric Interferometry Mission -- Large Earth-based Solar Telescope -- VLA Extension -- CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE TELESCOPES -- A Southern 8-m Telescope -- Construction and Support of 4-m Telescopes -- THE INFORMATION EXPLOSION -- OTHER INITIATIVES -- Dedicated Spacecraft for Fuse -- Acceleration of the Explorer Program -- Fly's Eye Telescope -- 5 Astronomy and the Computer Revolution. INTRODUCTION -- A HIERARCHY OF COMPUTING POWER -- DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING -- DATA REDUCTION AND ANALYSIS -- ARCHIVING -- COMPUTERS AND THEORETICAL ASTROPHYSICS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Archiving -- Workstations and Hierarchical Computing -- Networks -- Community Code Development -- 6 Astronomy from the Moon -- ASTRONOMY AND THE SPACE EXPLORATION INITIATIVE -- THE MOON AS AN OBSERVATORY SITE -- Physical Characteristics -- A Human Presence -- SCIENCE FROM A LUNAR OBSERVATORY -- Observations with Single Telescopes -- Interferometry at Visible and Near-infrared Wavelengths -- Interferometry at Submillimeter Wavelengths -- Radio Observations -- High-Energy Astrophysics -- AN EVOLUTIONARY PROGRAM OF TECHNOLOGICAL AND SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT -- SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES -- THE IMPACT OF THE LUNAR PROGRAM -- WHERE SHOULD THE PROGRAM BE IN 10 YEARS? -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 7 Policy Opportunities -- INTRODUCTION -- THE PREVIOUS DECADE -- EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE -- REVIVING GROUND-BASED ASTRONOMY -- BALANCED SPACE ASTROPHYSICS PROGRAM -- INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION -- 8 Astronomy as a National Asset -- OUR PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE -- ASTRONOMY AND AMERICA'S SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP -- Public Scientific Literacy -- Training of Professional Scientists -- SYNERGISM WITH OTHER SCIENCES -- High-Energy and Particle Physics -- Geophysics -- ASTRONOMY AND THE EARTH'S ENVIRONMENT -- An Astronomical Context for the Earth's Environment -- Models of the Earth's Environment -- Astronomy, Weather, and Ozone Depletion -- USES OF ASTRONOMICAL TECHNIQUES OUTSIDE ASTRONOMY -- Medicine -- Industry -- Defense Technology -- Why They Call It Universal Time -- Energy -- ASTRONOMY AS AN INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISE -- 9 References -- Appendices -- Appendix A Glossary -- Astronomical Terms -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Appendix B Status of the Profession. The Demographics of Astronomy -- The Growth of Astronomy -- Astronomy as a Profession -- The Funding of Astronomical Research -- Support from the National Science Foundation -- Support from NASA -- Access to Ground-Based Telescopes -- Optical and Infrared Astronomy -- Radio Astronomy -- Appendix C Contributing Scientists -- Benefits to the Nation from Astronomy and Astrophysics -- Computing and Data Processing -- High Energy from Space -- Infrared Astronomy -- Interferometry -- Optical/IR from Ground -- Particle Astrophysics -- Planetary Astronomy -- Policy Opportunities -- Radio Astronomy -- Science Opportunities -- Solar Astronomy -- Status of the Profession -- Theory and Laboratory Astrophysics -- UV-Optical from Space -- Working Group on Astronomy from the Moon -- Appendix D Members, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910953845403321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Europe's quest for the Universe / / Lodewijk Woltjer
| Europe's quest for the Universe / / Lodewijk Woltjer |
| Autore | Woltjer Lodewijk <1930-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Les Ulis : , : EDP Sciences, , [2006] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (330 p.) |
| Disciplina | 520 |
| Collana | Hors collection |
| Soggetto topico |
Space sciences - Research - Europe
Astronomy - Research |
| ISBN |
1-280-96063-9
9786610960637 1-4237-6955-4 2-7598-0167-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; 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
XI. 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; |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784295603321 |
Woltjer Lodewijk <1930->
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| Les Ulis : , : EDP Sciences, , [2006] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Frontiers of physics
| Frontiers of physics |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Beijing], : Higher Education Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 530 |
| Soggetto topico |
Physics
Astronomy Physics - Research Astronomy - Research Physical sciences - Research |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
fysica
physics fysische eigenschappen physical properties Physics (General) Fysica (algemeen) |
| ISSN | 2095-0470 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Front. Phys |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996204087703316 |
| [Beijing], : Higher Education Press | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Frontiers of physics
| Frontiers of physics |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Beijing], : Higher Education Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 530 |
| Soggetto topico |
Physics
Astronomy Physics - Research Astronomy - Research Physical sciences - Research Física |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodicals.
Revistes electròniques. |
| ISSN | 2095-0470 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Front. Phys |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910247054703321 |
| [Beijing], : Higher Education Press | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Geminifocus
| Geminifocus |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hilo, Hawaiʻi, : Gemini Observatory, Northern Operations Center |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 520 |
| Soggetto topico | Astronomy - Research |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Gemini focus |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910890826803321 |
| Hilo, Hawaiʻi, : Gemini Observatory, Northern Operations Center | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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