The Early Years of Radio Astronomy: Reflections Fifty Years After Jansky's DiscoveryRadio astronomy has revolutionized the course of modern astronomy. Marking the fiftieth anniversary of Jansky's discovery in 1933 of extraterrestrial radio emission, Professor Sullivan asked many of the pioneers in the field to set down their versions of events and the people who made them. Each of the score of contributors seeks to give a good 'feeling' for the times to the great majority of readers who will not have experienced them. Over 150 illustrations, mostly historical photographs of men and machines, enliven the various recollections and reflections. The list of contributors includes many of the key personalities and covers all the major laboratories and countries involved in radio astronomy before 1960. In addition to the radio astronomers themselves, there are contributions from optical astronomers and theorists closely related to the field, as well as historians of twentieth century astronomy. |
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Contents
G Reber Early radio astronomy at Wheaton Illinois | 43 |
Greenstein Optical and radio astronomers in the early years | 67 |
AUSTRALIA | 83 |
W N Christiansen The first decade of solar radio astronomy in Australia | 113 |
F J Kerr Early days in radio and radar astronomy in Australia | 133 |
B Y Mills Radio sources and the log Nlog S controversy | 147 |
R N Bracewell Early work on imaging theory in radio astronomy | 167 |
ENGLAND | 191 |
LGimburg Remarks on my work on radio astronomy | 289 |
J F Denisse The early years of radio astronomy in France | 303 |
A E Covington Beginnings of solar radio astronomy in Canada | 317 |
H Tanaka Development of solar radio astronomy in Japan up until 1960 | 335 |
BROADER REFLECTIONS | 349 |
W HMcCrea The influence of radio astronomy on cosmology | 365 |
van de Hulst Nanoheru astronomy | 385 |
O Gingerich Radio astronomy and the nature of science | 399 |
memories of Jodrell Bank | 213 |
F G Smith Early work on radio stars at Cambridge | 237 |
THE REST OF THE WORLD | 267 |
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| Title | The Early Years of Radio Astronomy: Reflections Fifty Years After Jansky's Discovery |
| Editor | W. T. Sullivan |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 2005 |
| ISBN | 0521616026, 9780521616027 |
| Length | 432 pages |
| Subjects | › Science / Astronomy Science / History |
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