Book ID: CBB667218905

Observatories and Telescopes of Modern Times: Ground-Based Optical and Radio Astronomy Facilities since 1945 (2017)

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Leverington, David (Author)


Cambridge University Press


Publication Date: 2017
Physical Details: 501
Language: English

This volume gives an historical overview of the development of professional optical and radio observatories from 1945 to today. It covers the environment in which these facilities were developed by organisations in the United States, Europe and elsewhere, often led by larger-than-life individuals, as well as exploring the financial and political factors that both constrained and encouraged progress. As ever more expensive optical facilities were built, they exploited new technologies to significantly improve their performance: CCDs, active and adaptive optics, and spun honeycomb and segmented mirrors. The second half of this volume turns to the parallel history of radio astronomy facilities throughout the world, finishing with the ALMA observatory in Chile. This is the ground-based companion to the author's previous work on space astronomy, New Cosmic Horizons (2001). It is written for both technical and non-technical readers interested in the modern history of astronomy and its observational facilities.

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Authors & Contributors
Orchiston, Wayne
Georgelin, Yvon
Wall, Wilson John
Moskvitch, Katia
Fullilove, Courtney
Nordenmark, Nils Viktor Emanuel
Concepts
Science and politics
Instruments, astronomical
Science and economics
Astronomy
Astronomical observatories
Optics
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
20th century
Early modern
Modern
18th century
Places
United States
Sydney (Australia)
Germany
France
Australia
India
Institutions
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie
United States. Office of Naval Research
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cornell University
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) (Australia)
Universität Bonn
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