Surveying the skies: how astronomers map the universe
Auteur :
Wynn-Williams, Gareth
Éditeur :
Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN :
9783319285085
Date de publication :
27 juin 2016
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
It is these surveys of discovery that are the subject of this book. In the first few chapters the author discusses what astronomers learned from visible-light surveys, first with the naked eye, then using telescopes in the seventeenth century, and photography in the nineteenth century.