A grand and bold thing : an extraordinary new map of the universe ushering in a new era of discovery
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
A grand and bold thing : an extraordinary new map of the universe ushering in a new era of discovery
AUTHOR:
Finkbeiner, Ann K., 1943-
ISBN:
9781416552161
EDITION:
1st ed.
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York [etc.] : Free Press, 2010
PHYSICAL_DESC:
ix, 223 p. ; 24 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS:
Stakes worth playing for -- Chicagoland -- Putting on the play -- Photometric war -- Running open loop -- First light -- Drift scanning -- Spectroscopic war -- Precision -- The virtual observatory -- Everything's different -- Jim again.
ABSTRACT:
Finkbeiner tells the extraordinary story of a group of astronomers that decides to create an enormous map of the universe, an extremely detailed computerized observatory.
SUBJECT:
| Gunn, J. E. (James Edward), 1938- |
| Three-dimensional imaging in astronomy |
| Astronomical spectroscopy |
| Astronomy -- Charts, diagrams, etc. -- Data processing |
| Astronomical instruments -- Technological innovations |
| Galaxies -- Observations |
| Quasars -- Observations |
BIBSUMMARY:
Finkbeiner tells the extraordinary story of a group of astronomers that decides to create an enormous map of the universe, an extremely detailed computerized observatory.