Astronomy at the Frontiers of Science

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lasota, Jean-Pierre (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Series: Integrated Science & Technology Program, 1
• Subjects: Physics.; History.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Space sciences.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; History of Science.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.

Astronomy is by nature an interdisciplinary activity: it involves mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. Astronomers use (and often develop) the latest technology, the fastest computers and the most refined software.  In this book twenty-two leading scientists from nine countries talk about ho...