The Symposium on the Crab Nebula was held in the University of
Manchester from 5 to 7 August, 1970. The meetings on the first day
were held in the Physics Department on the University campus, and
on the second and third days at the Nuffield Radio Astronomy
Laboratories, Jodrell Bank. The 4th Symposium of the International
Astronomical Union, convened in the University and at Jodrell Bank
fifteen years earlier (25-27 August, 1955), dealt with the entire
subject of radio and radar astronomy. Now the subject matter of
this 46th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union was
confined to one single object. It is interesting to recall that
even at the 1955 symposium the Crab Nebula figured prominently. In
particular, J. H. Oort described the new measurements of the
polariza tion of the light from the nebula and I. S. Shklovsky
explained the light and radio emission in terms of the motion of
relativistic electrons in the magnetic field of the nebula. No one
could have foreseen the exciting discoveries of a decade later
which stimulated the assembly of 172 participants to this 1970
Symposium. In addition to the lectures and discussions the visitors
were able to tour the laboratories and telescopes at J odrell Bank
to see the various researches in progress. The demonstrations
included a real-time display on a cathode ray tube of the pulses
from pulsar CP 0328 received in the 250 ft steerable telescope.
General
| Imprint: |
Springer
|
| Country of origin: |
Netherlands |
| Series: |
International Astronomical Union Symposia, 46 |
| Release date: |
November 2011 |
| First published: |
1971 |
| Editors: |
R.D. Davies
• FG Smith
|
| Dimensions: |
244 x 170 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
470 |
| Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1971 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-9401030892 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Astronomy, space & time >
General
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| LSN: |
9401030898 |
| Barcode: |
9789401030892 |
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