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050 4 _aQB121
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100 1 _aGendler, Robert,
245 1 0 _aBreakthrough! :
_b100 astronomical images that changed the world /
_cRobert Gendler, R. Jay GaBany
246 3 0 _a100 astronomical images that changed the world
246 3 _aOne hundred astronomical images that changed the world
246 3 0 _aAstronomical images that changed the world
264 1 _aCham [Switzerland] ;
_aNew York :
_bSpringer,
_c[2015]
264 4 _c©2015
300 _axiii, 171 pages :
_billustrations (chiefly color) ;
_c29 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505 0 _aThe birth and evolution of astrophotography -- A series of firsts, from daguerreotypes to dry plates -- The photographic exploration of deep space and the realm of the nebulae -- The universe in color and the transition to electronic imaging -- The Hubble Telescope and the era of satellite observatories -- The multiwavelength universe -- Photographing worlds explored by manned and robotic spacecraft
520 _a"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 images spanning all eras of modern astronomical history. Based on scientific evidence today we have an emerging understanding of how Earth and the universe came to be. The road to this knowledge was paved with 175 years of astronomical images acquired by the coupling of two revolutionary technologies--the camera and telescope. With ingenuity and determination humankind would quickly embrace these technologies to tell the story of the cosmos and unravel its mysteries. This book presents in pictures and words a photographic chronology of our aspiration to understand the universe. From the first fledgling attempts to photograph the Moon, planets, and stars to the marvels of orbiting observatories that record the cosmos at energies beyond the range of human vision, astronomers have always relied on images to "break through" to the next level of understanding. A subset of these breakthrough images has profound significance in documenting some of the greatest milestones in modern astronomy."--Page 4 of cover
650 0 _aAstronomical photography
_xHistory
650 0 _aAstronomy
655 7 _aHistory.
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_0(OCoLC)fst01411628
700 1 _aGaBany, R. Jay,
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