Cosmic Discovery

Klappentext Cosmic Discovery is rereleased after more than thirty-five years! with a new preface. Martin Harwit chronicles the astronomical discoveries up to the late twentieth century and draws conclusions about how they are made! with important lessons for today's astronomers developing new observatories for gravitational wave and cosmic ray astronomy. Zusammenfassung Cosmic Discovery is rereleased after more than thirty-five years! with a new preface. Martin Harwit chronicles the astronomical discoveries up to the late twentieth century and draws conclusions about how they are made! with important lessons for today's astronomers developing new observatories for gravitational wave and cosmic ray astronomy.

Auteur

Martin Harwit is Professor Emeritus of Astronomy at Cornell University, New York. For many years he also served as Director of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. For much of his astrophysical career he built instruments and made pioneering observations in infrared astronomy. His advanced textbook, Astrophysical Concepts (1973), has taught several generations of astronomers through its four editions. Harwit has had an abiding interest in questions first raised in Cosmic Discovery on how science advances or is constrained by factors beyond the control of scientists. His subsequent book, In Search of the True Universe (Cambridge, 2014), explores how philosophical outlook, historical precedents, industrial progress, economic factors, and national priorities have affected our understanding of the Cosmos. Harwit is a recipient of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's highest honor, the Bruce Medal, which commends 'his original ideas, scholarship, and thoughtful advocacy'.

Texte du rabat

Martin Harwit's influential book, Cosmic Discovery, is rereleased after more than 35 years, with a new Preface by the author.

Résumé
Cosmic Discovery is rereleased after more than thirty-five years, with a new preface. Martin Harwit chronicles the astronomical discoveries up to the late twentieth century and draws conclusions about how they are made, with important lessons for today's astronomers developing new observatories for gravitational wave and cosmic ray astronomy.

Contenu

Preface; 1. The search; 2. Discoveries; 3. Observation; 4. Detection, recognition, and classification of phenomena; 5. The fringes of legitimacy: the need for enlightened planning; Appendices; References; Glossary; Index.