Cosmic Discovery: The Search, Scope, and Heritage of Astronomy - Couverture souple

Harwit, Martin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1108722040 ISBN 13 : 9781108722049

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2019

Synopsis

Martin Harwit's influential book, Cosmic Discovery, is rereleased after more than 35 years, with a new Preface by the author.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Martin Harwit is Professor Emeritus of Astronomy at Cornell University, New York. For many years he also served as Director of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. For much of his astrophysical career he built instruments and made pioneering observations in infrared astronomy. His advanced textbook, Astrophysical Concepts (1973), has taught several generations of astronomers through its four editions. Harwit has had an abiding interest in questions first raised in Cosmic Discovery on how science advances or is constrained by factors beyond the control of scientists. His subsequent book, In Search of the True Universe (Cambridge, 2014), explores how philosophical outlook, historical precedents, industrial progress, economic factors, and national priorities have affected our understanding of the Cosmos. Harwit is a recipient of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's highest honor, the Bruce Medal, which commends 'his original ideas, scholarship, and thoughtful advocacy'.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1108722040
• ISBN 13: 9781108722049
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 370
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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