Breakthrough! 100 Astronomical Images That Changed the World /

• Main Authors: Gendler, Robert (Author), GaBany, R. Jay (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Subjects: Physics.; Photography.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

This unique volume by two renowned astrophotographers unveils the science and history behind 100 of the most significant astronomical images of all time. The authors have carefully selected their list of images from across time and technology to bring to the reader the most relevant photographic ima...

Table of Contents:

• Early Days: Glass Plates
• Emulsion: Black and White
• Emulsion: Color
• Emulsion: Tricolor
• CCD: Early
• CCD: Modern
• Multi-wavelength
• Space Probes and Manned Space Missions.