Golden Years Of Australian Radio Astronomy
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Author | : Wayne Orchiston |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2022-01-20 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3319918435 |
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The evolution of Australian radio astronomy from 1945 to 1960 has been studied in detail by numerous historians of science in recent years. This Open Access book is the first to present an overview of this remarkable chapter in Australian science. The book begins in the post-war period, as the Radiophysics Laboratory in Sydney switched from secret wartime research on radar to peacetime applications of this new technology. Next follows the detection of radio waves from space and the ensuing transformation of this fledgling science into the dominant research program at the Radiophysics Lab. Drawing from this history, the book shows how by 1960 the Radiophysics Lab had become the largest and most successful radio astronomy group in the world. The final chapter presents an overview of Australian radio astronomy from 1960 to the present day, as Australia prepares to co-host the multi-national, multi-billion-dollar Square Kilometre Array. Nearly 300 high-quality images complement the text, drawn from a wide range of sources including the extensive collection held by the CSIRO Radio Astronomy Image Archive. The book will be an essential reference for readers interested in the scientific and cultural development of radio astronomy. This book is published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Author | : W. M. Goss |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 833 |
Release | : 2023-01-10 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3031079167 |
Download Joe Pawsey and the Founding of Australian Radio Astronomy Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This open access book is a biography of Joseph L. Pawsey. It examines not only his life but the birth and growth of the field of radio astronomy and the state of science itself in twentieth century Australia. The book explains how an isolated continent with limited resources grew to be one of the leaders in the study of radio astronomy and the design of instruments to do so. Pawsey made a name for himself in the international astronomy community within a decade after WWII and coined the term radio astronomy. His most valuable talent was his ability to recruit and support bright young scientists who became the technical and methodological innovators of the era, building new telescopes from the Mills Cross and Chris (Christiansen) Cross to the Parkes radio telescope. The development of aperture synthesis and the controversy surrounding the cosmological interpretation of the first major survey which resulted in the Sydney research group's disagreements with Nobel laureate Martin Ryle play major roles in this story. This book also shows the connections among prominent astronomers like Oort, Minkowski, Baade, Struve, famous scientists in the UK such as J.A. Ratcliffe, Edward Appleton and Henry Tizard, and the engineers and physicists in Australia who helped develop the field of radio astronomy. Pawsey was appointed the second Director of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (Green Bank, West Virginia) in October 1961; he died in Sydney at the age of 54 in late November 1962. Upper level students, scientists and historians of astronomy and technology will find the information, much of it from primary sources, relevant to any study of Joseph L. Pawsey or radio astronomy. This open access book includes a Foreword by Woodruff T. Sullivan II.
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Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 1992* |
Genre | : Radio astronomy |
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Download Early Years of Australian Radio Astronomy Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : DK Milne |
Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 1994-01-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0643105948 |
Download Parkes: Thirty Years of Radio Astronomy Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The opening of the Parkes radio telescope in October 1961 placed Australia at the forefront of international research in radio astronomy and ushered in an era of rapid developments in our understanding of the origin and nature of the Universe and our place within it. Thirty years later, the scientists, engineers and technical staff involved in the establishment, operation and subsequent development of this most successful of Australian research instruments gathered to review and reflect on their achievements, and to recount many of the human stories that were so intimately bound up with this extraordinarily productive period in Australia's scientific history. This book presents their accounts of the work and life at Parkes, and provides a fresh perspective on the growth of Australian science over the past three decades.
Author | : Steven Gullberg |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 722 |
Release | : 2023-08-14 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3031294939 |
Download Essays on Astronomical History and Heritage Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This multidisciplinary work celebrates Wayne Orchiston's career and accomplishments in historical and cultural astronomy on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Over thirty of the world’s leading scholars in astronomy, astrophysics, astronomical history, and cultural astronomy have come together to honor Wayne across a wide range of research topics. These themes include: • Astronomy and Society • Emergence of Astrophysics • History of Radio Astronomy • Solar System • Observatories and Instrumentation • Ethnoastronomy and Archeoastronomy This exceptional collection of essays presents an overview of Wayne’s prolific contributions to the field, along with detailed accounts of the book’s diverse themes. It is a valuable and insightful volume for both researchers and others interested in the fields of historical astronomy and cultural astronomy.
Author | : Kenneth I. Kellermann |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 415 |
Release | : 2023-04-30 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 131651935X |
Download Star Noise: Discovering the Radio Universe Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Describes how radio astronomers made a series of remarkable serendipitous discoveries that changed our understanding of the Universe.
Author | : Wayne Orchiston |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 802 |
Release | : 2021-08-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3030627772 |
Download Exploring the History of Southeast Asian Astronomy Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This edited volume contains 24 different research papers by members of the History and Heritage Working Group of the Southeast Asian Astronomy Network. The chapters were prepared by astronomers from Australia, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Scotland, Sweden, Thailand and Vietnam. They represent the latest understanding of cultural and scientific interchange in the region over time, from ethnoastronomy to archaeoastronomy and more. Gathering together researchers from various locales, this volume enabled new connections to be made in service of building a more holistic vision of astronomical history in Southeast Asia, which boasts a proud and deep tradition.
Author | : Peter Robertson |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 378 |
Release | : 1992-11-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521414081 |
Download Beyond Southern Skies Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Beyond Southern Skies tells the story of the planning and construction of the Parkes Telescope in rural New South Wales, Australia and surveys its achievements over the past thirty years. Around this central theme Peter Robertson presents a broader history of radio astronomy, describing its rapid rise to become the respected partner of traditional optical astronomy. The opening up of the radio window on the universe has been one of the most exciting developments in modern science. The technical achievements of the telescope outlined in Peter Robertson's very readable book will be accessible to a general audience. Readers will be fascinated by the lively account of the personalities, politics and controversy that lay behind the decision to build the Parkes Telescope. Since its completion in 1961, the telescope has contributed much to our knowledge of quasars, pulsars, masers, supernova remnants and molecular clouds, as well as the other unusual objects discovered in recent years. During the 1990s the telescope will continue to play a part in our quest to understand the origin and nature of the universe, and our place in it.
Author | : Wayne Orchiston |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 659 |
Release | : 2011-08-27 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1441981616 |
Download Highlighting the History of Astronomy in the Asia-Pacific Region Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
With just 400 pages, this title provides readers with the results of recent research from some of the world's leading historians of astronomy on aspects of Arabic, Australian, Chinese, Japanese, and North and South American astronomy and astrophysics. Of particular note are the sections on Arabic astronomy, Asian applied astronomy and the history of Australian radio astronomy, and the chapter on Peruvian astronomy. This title is of particular appeal to those with research interests in applied historical astronomy; archaeoastronomy; calendars, manuscripts, and star charts; historical instruments and observatories, and the history of radio astronomy.
Author | : J. L. Pawsey |
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Total Pages | : 6 |
Release | : 1961 |
Genre | : Radio astronomy |
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