Hubble A New Window to the Universe
At last, a book presenting the fantastic scientific results of the first five years of Hubble Space Telescope observations! While a number of books for the general public emphasize the technological accomplishments of this multi-billion dollar project or deal with the well-publicized flaw in the tel...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
1996, 1996
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1996 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 From Babylon to Cape Canaveral
- Larger, Higher, More Expensive... From Simple Tools to the Telescope of the Nineties
- Space Astronomy—Picture Window to the Universe
- The Hubble’s Thorny Path into Space
- 2 The New Window to the Universe: The Hubble and Astronomy
- The Great Questions: How Large and How Old Is the Universe?
- Island Worlds in Space and Time: Galaxies and Quasars
- Large and Small Lights: The World of Stars
- Gas and Dust: Of Life and Death of Stars
- Our Galactic Home—The Solar System
- 3 Hubble At Work—And Looking Beyond
- Working with Hubble
- Hubble’s Next Decade
- What Comes After Hubble?
- 4 Appendix
- Want to See More?
- Further Reading