Surveying the Skies How Astronomers Map the Universe /

• Main Author: Wynn-Williams, Gareth (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Astronomers' Universe,
• Subjects: Physics.; History.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; History of Science.

Since the time of Galileo, astronomy has been driven by technological innovation. With each major advance has come the opportunity and enthusiasm to survey the sky in a way that was not possible before.  It is these surveys of discovery that are the subject of this book. In the first few chapters th...

Table of Contents:

• The Five Ages of Astronomy
• The Naked Eye Era
• The Telescope Era
• The Photography Era
• Radio Surveys
• Near-Infrared Surveys
• Far-infrared Surveys
• Ultraviolet Surveys
• X-ray Surveys - Gamma Ray Surveys
• The Gigasurvey Era
• Special Surveys.