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Space Telescopes: Capturing the Rays of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Neil English
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Description for Space Telescopes: Capturing the Rays of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Paperback. Series: Astronomers' Universe. BIC Classification: WNX. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Space telescopes are among humankind's greatest scientific achievements of the last fifty years. This book describes the instruments themselves and what they were designed to discover about the Solar System and distant stars. Exactly how these telescopes were built and launched and the data they provided is explored. Only certain kinds of radiation can penetrate our planet's atmosphere, which limits what we can observe. But with space telescopes all this changed. We now have the means to see beyond Earth using ultraviolet, microwave, and infrared rays, X-rays and gamma rays. In this book we ... Read more
Space telescopes are among humankind's greatest scientific achievements of the last fifty years. This book describes the instruments themselves and what they were designed to discover about the Solar System and distant stars. Exactly how these telescopes were built and launched and the data they provided is explored. Only certain kinds of radiation can penetrate our planet's atmosphere, which limits what we can observe. But with space telescopes all this changed. We now have the means to see beyond Earth using ultraviolet, microwave, and infrared rays, X-rays and gamma rays. In this book we ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Astronomers' Universe
Condition
New
Weight
513g
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319278124
SKU
V9783319278124
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99-15
About Neil English
Dr. Neil English is an Irish citizen with a BSc in Physics & Astronomy, and also a PhD in Biochemistry. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, and a regular contributor to Astronomy Now (the UK's major astronomy magazine), as well as to Ireland's Astronomy & Space. Dr. English's astronomical images have been published in various magazines and ... Read more
Reviews for Space Telescopes: Capturing the Rays of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
English, a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, takes the reader through an exploration of the discovery of the various spectrums, compositely the electromagnetic spectrum, which is used to study the cosmos through telescopes. ... this book is filled with fun information about the science and technology utilized to study the past and prepare for the future. Summing Up: Recommended. ... Read more