Europe's quest for the universe : ESO and the VLT, ESA and other projects / Lodewijk Woltjer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woltjer, Lodewijk.

Series:

Hors collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomy--Europe.

Astronomy.

Space sciences--Europe.

Space sciences.

Space astronomy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (330 p.)

Place of Publication:

Les Ulis, France : EDP Sciences, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The large European instruments developed for observing the Universe, from the Sun and planets to its most remote reaches, form the principal subject of this book, addresses a wide audience: astronomers and space scientists, students, politicians, amateur astronomers and the educated public.

Contents:

CONTENTS; Preface; Préface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; I. The Development of European Astronomy during the 20th Century; II. ESO, La Silla, the 3.6-m Telescope, Other Telescope Projects in Europe; III. Origin of the VLT Project; The NTT; IV. Technological, Financial and Scientific Planning of the VLT; V. Construction of the VLT; VI. Sites for Telescopes; VII. The VLT Observatory: Adaptive Optics, Instruments, Interferometry and Survey Telescopes; VIII. Ground and Space Based Optical Telescopes; IX. Radio Astronomy; ALMA and SKA; X. Europe in Space: ESA's Horizons 2000

XI. European Space Missions: IR, X- and Gamma RaysXII. European Space Missions: The Solar System; XIII. European Space Missions: The Sun and the Heliosphere; Ground based Solar Telescopes; XIV. Astroparticles and Gravitational Waves; XV. Looking for Planets and Life in the Universe; XVI. Publications; XVII. European Astronomy: Researchers and Funding; XVIII. The Future; XIX. Epilogue; Notes; Acronyms and Concepts; Index; Photo credits;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786610960637

9781280960635

1280960639

9781423769552

1423769554

9782759801671

2759801675

OCLC:

173240736