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Uncover the Secrets of the Universe Hidden at Wavelengths beyond
Our Optical Gaze William Herschel's discovery of infrared light in
1800 led to the development of astronomy at wavelengths other than
the optical. Infrared Astronomy - Seeing the Heat: from William
Herschel to the Herschel Space Observatory explores the work in
astronomy that relies on observations in the infrared. Author David
L. Clements, a distinguished academic and science fiction writer,
delves into how the universe works, from the planets in our own
Solar System to the universe as a whole. The book first presents
the major telescopes in the world of observational infrared
astronomy, explains how infrared light is detected through various
kinds of telescopes, and describes practical problems that send
infrared astronomers to the tops of mountains and their telescopes
into orbit and beyond. Much of the book focuses on what infrared
astronomers find in their observations. You'll discover what
infrared astronomy reveals about the planets, moons, and other
bodies that constitute our Solar System; star formation and stellar
evolution; the processes that shape galaxies; and dark energy and
dark matter. Infrared astronomy has revolutionized our
understanding of the universe and has become essential in studying
cosmology. Accessible to amateur astronomers, this book presents an
overview of the science and technology associated with infrared
astronomy. With color figures, it shows you how infrared astronomy
provides insights into the workings of the universe that are
unavailable at other wavelengths.
The ESO jIAC Workshop on Quasar Hosts was held in Puerto de la
Cruz, Tenerife, from 24 to 27 September 1996 in the Conference
Centre of the Ca- bildo Insular de Tenerife. The four days of the
meeting were filled with fasci- nating new results and interesting
discussions, and ranged from the centre of our own galaxy to some
of the most distant objects known in the universe. Quasar Host
studies are going through an exciting time, and are benefiting from
new facilities, including the refurbished HST and the Keck, and
from novel techniques, including adaptive optics and deconvolution
methods. We also saw the first of hopefully many results from the
ISO satellite. These re- sults were presented during the many
sessions and discussed in the gardens over coffee, and on the bus
during our tour of the Canaries Observatories. We would very much
like to thank the secretaries of ESO and lAC, Christina Stoffer,
Pamela Bristow, Monica Murphy, Judith de Araoz, and Beatriz
Mederos, who we depended on for their expertise and efficiency. Our
colleagues on the scientific organising committee, Phil Crane, Bob
Fosbury, Marie-Helene Ulrich, Peter Shaver and Jose
Rodriguez-Espinosa, deserve considerable thanks for their
contributions to the programme. We must also thank the local
organising committee, Fernando Cabrera- Guerra, Monica Murphy,
Ismael Perez-Fournon, Ana Perez-Garcia, Luis Ramirez-Castro, and
Montserrat Villar-Martin, for all their efforts in making sure
things ran smoothly on the day.
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