The Invisible Universe - The Story of Radio Astronomy (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2007)

Hidden from human view, accessible only to sensitive receivers attached to huge radio telescopes, giant versions of backyard satellite dishes, the invisible universe beyond our senses continues to fascinate and intrigue our imaginations. We cannot really comprehend what it means to say that a galaxy is exploding, yet that is the nature of some of the distant radio sources in the furthest reaches of space. Closer to home, in the Milky Way galaxy, radio astronomers listen patiently to the ticking of pulsars that tell of star death and states of matter of awesome densities. And between the stars, radio emission from a host of over 120 complex molecules radiate outward to reveal a tale about chemical processes that produce the very stuff of life. And all of this happens out there in the universe hidden from our eyes, even when aided by the Hubble Space Telescope. This is the story of radio astronomy, of how radio waves are generated by stars, supernova, quasars, colliding galaxies, and by the very beginnings of the universe itself. with those huge dishes in the New Mexico desert, in a remote valley in Puerto Rico, in the green Pocahontas Valley in West Virginia, as well as dozens of other remote sites around the world. With each of these observatories, the scientists collect and analyze their data, listening to the radio signals from space, in order to learn what is out there, and perhaps even if someone else may be listening as well.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2006
First published:	2007
Authors:	Gerrit Verschuur
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	156
Edition:	2nd ed. 2007
ISBN-13:	978-0-387-30816-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > General
LSN:	0-387-30816-4
Barcode:	9780387308166

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