The Invisible Universe The Story of Radio Astronomy /

• Main Author: Verschuur, Gerrit (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Subjects: Popular works.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.

Hidden from human view, accessible only to sensitive receivers attached to huge radio telescopes, giant versions of backyard satellite dishes, the invisible universe beyond our senses continues to fascinate and intrigue our imaginations. We cannot really comprehend what it means to say that a galaxy...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Adventure, Imagination, and Curiosity
• What is Radio Astronomy?
• A Science is Born
• The Radio Sun and Planets
• The Galactic Radio Nebulae
• Radio Waves from the Milky Way
• Interstellar Hydrogen
• Interstellar Molecules
• Pulsars
• The Galactic Superstars
• Radio Galaxies
• Quasars
• The Grand Unification: Active Galactic Nuclei
• Beyond the Quasars—Radio Cosmology
• On the Radio Astronomical Quest for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
• Radio Telescopes: The Future
• What’s it All About?.