The Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most important scientific and engineering endeavors of our time. It has given humankind the first truly clear view of the heavens and has revolutionized almost every area of modern astronomy. The author this text, David Leckrone, worked as a project scientist on Hubble for 33 years. From 1992-2009 he was the Senior Project Scientist for Hubble at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. In that role he had an insider's view of the trials and triumphs of the Hubble mission, including its extraordinary scientific discoveries and the personal journeys of the astronomers who made them, the adventure of five successful shuttle-based servicing missions, and the quiet heroism of the many scientists, engineers and managers who rose to the occasion when Hubble was in trouble. This book is loosely a personal memoir but can more accurately be called a "Hubble family memoir" for which Leckrone serves as narrator.
Based on numerous interviews and personal observations, Life With Hubble tells the human stories and describes the professional achievements of scores of talented and dedicated individuals who made major contributions to the Hubble legacy. It spans the years from 1990, when Hubble was launched and when the affliction of spherical aberration was discovered in its optics, through the final servicing mission in 2009 and up to the present day. There are also numerous flashbacks from earlier years. This book is aimed at an informed, non-professional audience, including those who have followed the saga of Hubble throughout its lifetime.
Key Features
Gives an informed, behind the scenes narrative, telling an interesting and historically important story
Aimed at both a general audience, and interested members of the astronomical community
Описание: From the primordial soup to meteorite impact zones, the Manhattan Project to the latest research, this book is the first full history of the scientists who strive to explain the genesis of life. How did life begin? Why are we here? These are some of the most profound questions we can ask. For almost a century, a small band of eccentric scientists has struggled to answer these questions and explain one of the greatest mysteries of all: how and why life began on Earth. There are many different proposals, and each idea has attracted passionate believers who promote it with an almost religious fervor, as well as detractors who reject it with equal passion. But the quest to unravel life's genesis is not just a story of big ideas. It is also a compelling human story, rich in personalities, conflicts, and surprising twists and turns. Along the way, the journey takes in some of the greatest discoveries in modern biology, from evolution and cells to DNA and life's family tree. It is also a search whose end may finally be in sight. In The Genesis Quest, Michael Marshall shows how the quest to understand life's beginning is also a journey to discover the true nature of life, and by extension our place in the universe.
Название: From Cave Art to Hubble ISBN: 3030316874 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030316877 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 3658.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Since ancient times, humans have been engaged in a continual quest to find meaning in and make sense of sights and events in the night sky. Cultures spread around the world recorded their earliest efforts in artwork made directly on the natural landscapes around them, and from there they developed more and more sophisticated techniques for observing and documenting astronomy.
This book brings readers on an astronomical journey through the ages, offering a history of how our species has recorded and interpreted the night sky over time. From cave art to parchment scribe to modern X-ray mapping of the sky, it chronicles the ever-quickening development of tools that informed and at times entirely toppled our understanding of the natural world.
Our documentation and recording techniques formed the bedrock for increasingly complex forays into astronomy and celestial mechanics, which are addressed within these chapters. Additionally, the book explores how nature itself has recorded the skies in its own way, which can be unraveled through ongoing geological and archaeological studies.
This tale of human discovery and ingenuity over the ages will appeal to anybody interested in the field of astronomy and its rich cultural history.
Автор: Kerrod, Robin Название: Hubble ISBN: 0715322192 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780715322192 Издательство: David & Charles Рейтинг: Цена: 1929.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Chen, James L. Chen, Adam Название: Guide to hubble space telescope objects ISBN: 3319188712 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319188713 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 4268.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: HST objects of all types are addressed, from Messier objects, Caldwell objects, and NGC objects, and are arranged in terms of what can be seen during the seasons.
Автор: Richard L. Amoroso; G. Hunter; Menas Kafatos; J.P. Название: Gravitation and Cosmology: From the Hubble Radius to the Planck Scale ISBN: 9401739366 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789401739368 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 24392.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Proceedings of a Symposium in Honour of the 80th Birthday of Jean-Pierre Vigier
Описание: This thesis discusses the evolution of galaxies through the study of the morphology, kinematics, and star formation properties of a sample of nearby galaxies.
Описание: This thesis discusses the evolution of galaxies through the study of the morphology, kinematics, and star formation properties of a sample of nearby galaxies.
Автор: Richard L. Amoroso; G. Hunter; Menas Kafatos; J.P. Название: Gravitation and Cosmology: From the Hubble Radius to the Planck Scale ISBN: 1402008856 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781402008856 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 34029.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Proceedings of a Symposium in Honour of the 80th Birthday of Jean-Pierre Vigier
Автор: Bell Jim Название: The Hubble Legacy: 30 Years of Discoveries and Images ISBN: 1454936223 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781454936220 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 4290.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book features stunning imagery captured by the Hubble Space Telescope and explains how Hubble has advanced our understanding of the universe and our creation.
Автор: Dickinson Terence Название: Hubble`s Universe: Greatest Discoveries and Latest Images ISBN: 1770859977 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781770859975 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 5544.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Updated portfolio of over 300 breathtaking photographs from the Hubble telescope which show the very latest discoveries about our universe.
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