Unveiling Galaxies: The Role of Images in Astronomical Discovery

ISBN-13: 9781108417013 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 292 str.

Jean-Rene Roy

Opis

A thought provoking study of the powerful impact of images in guiding astronomers' understanding of galaxies through time.

Recenzje

'Noted Canadian astronomer Jean-René Roy assumes a dual role of science writer and historian to create Unveiling Galaxies. He chronicles the history and study of galaxy images, from the hand-drawn sketches of early telescopic observers to modern-day digital images obtained using the Hubble Space Telescope and the latest generation of ground-based giant reflectors. … Roy is most concerned with atlases of galaxies and how they are used, especially in classifying galaxy types. In this area, the work of 20th-century astronomers - notably Edwin Hubble and Allan Sandage - is discussed in depth. A second central theme of the text is how galaxy types may inform the ways in which galaxies evolve. … Roy consulted a vast array of published sources, extending well beyond the astrophysics literature and quotes from personal correspondence with many consulting experts. The book comes equipped with an excellent bibliography and a fine index.' S. P. Maran, Choice

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I. Images and the Cosmos: 1. Viewing heavenly mist; 2. Portraying cosmic whirlpools; 3. Taking celestial snapshots to photographing the realm of Galaxies; 4. Picturing 'nebulae' for the mind; Part II. Images as Galaxy Discovery Engines: 5. The one-thousand years journey; 6. Galaxies in focus; 7. A symphony of waves; 8. Imaging the invisible; Part III. Organizing the World of Galaxies: 9. The Galaxy classification play-off; 10. Atlases of Galaxies, picturing island-universes; 11. Galaxy Atlases viewed by their users; Conclusion.