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New Extragalactic Perspectives in the New South Africa
. Ed(S): Block, David L.; Greenberg, J. Mayo
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Paperback. Proceedings of the International Conference on 'Cold Dust and Galaxy Morphology' held in Johannesburg, South Africa on January 22-26, 1996 Editor(s): Block, David L.; Greenberg, J. Mayo. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 653 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1067.
The date: September 30, 1880 The place: A private observatory in Hastings-on-Hudson Profession of the observer: A medical doctor The instrument: An l1-inch Clark refractor. The significance of that night marked one of the truly great turning points in the development of astronomical techniques: Dr Henry Draper, a wealthy New York medical doctor, had secured the first photograph of a nebula: a 51-minute exposure on a dry gelatinobromide plate showing the wispy nebulosity of the Orion Nebula. By March 1882, Draper had secured an exposure of 137 minutes, showing far richer detail of both bright and dark features. The rest ... Read more
The date: September 30, 1880 The place: A private observatory in Hastings-on-Hudson Profession of the observer: A medical doctor The instrument: An l1-inch Clark refractor. The significance of that night marked one of the truly great turning points in the development of astronomical techniques: Dr Henry Draper, a wealthy New York medical doctor, had secured the first photograph of a nebula: a 51-minute exposure on a dry gelatinobromide plate showing the wispy nebulosity of the Orion Nebula. By March 1882, Draper had secured an exposure of 137 minutes, showing far richer detail of both bright and dark features. The rest ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
653
Condition
New
Series
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
Number of Pages
653
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401066372
SKU
V9789401066372
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