The Future of Small Telescopes in the New Millennium, Vol 1 - Perceptions, Productivities, and Policies (Hardcover, illustrated edition)

This title details the essential roles that small telescopes should play in 21st century science and how their future productivity can be maximized. Over 70 experts from all corners of the international astronomical community have created a reference on the future of "big science with small telescopes". Despite highly publicized closures of telescopes smaller than 4-m in aperture at national facilities and their omission from national science priority studies, the oft-lamented demise of the small telescope has been greatly exaggerated. In fact, the future of these workhorses of astronomy will be brighter than ever if creative steps are taken now. This three-volume set defines essential roles that small telescopes should play in 21st century science and the ways in which a productive future for them can be realized. A wide cross-section of the astronomical community has contributed to a definitive assessment of the present and a vision for the future. Beginning with a summary of national scientific priority-setting efforts, volume one of this three-volume set examines the public's and the astronomical communities' own perceptions and misconceptions of small telescope productivity. These shape the future scientific research that will be done with telescopes smaller than 4-m in aperture and the number of astronomers that will have access to them.

General

Imprint:	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 287
Release date:	2003
First published:	2003
Editors:	Terry D. Oswalt
Dimensions:	244 x 164 x 59mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	328
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-0948-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Observatories, equipment & methods
LSN:	1-4020-0948-8
Barcode:	9781402009488

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