The Creation of the Anglo-Australian Observatory by S.C.B. Gascoigne (English) H

Description: The Creation of the Anglo-Australian Observatory by S.C.B. Gascoigne, K.M. Proust, M.O. Robins, Paul J. Wild, Sir Robert Wison This 1990 book is the official history of the Anglo-Australian Telescope, which came into operation in Australia in 1974 to provide facilities for research in optical astronomy for scientists from Britain and Australia. The authors of this book were all involved in different capacities throughout the development of the telescope. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book is the official history of the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT), which was built at Coonabarabran in New South Wales beginning in 1968; it came into operation in 1974. The telescope is part of the Anglo-Australian Observatory which provides facilities for research in optical astronomy for scientists from Britain and Australia. Between them, the authors of this book were all involved in different capacities throughout the development of the telescope. As such it gives a detailed and personal record of the scientific, administrative and political developments from the moment negotiations began to the present day. The AAT has been and continues to be an outstanding success and can lay claim to being the best instrumented telescope in the world with a very wide capability and high sensitivity. Table of Contents Foreword; Preface; 1. The scientific background; 2. The technical background; 3. The campaign for a large telescope: aspirations and realities; 4. An Anglo-Australian agreement; 5. Site, dome and building; 6. Optics and tube; 7. Mounting, drive and control; 8. Telescope or observatory?; 9. The beginnings of the observatory; 10. Commissioning; 11. The UK Schmidt telescope at Siding Spring Observatory; 12. Some achievements of the AAT; 13. Political winds of change; 14. Towards the next century; Appendices. Review "...well-researched detail of debates about how the observatory would be run, how autonomous it would be, how observing time for locals and visitors would be allocated, where the instrumentation and maintenance groups would be located." Choice "... will be of interest to those who worked to create, and who have worked at the observatory. It will also doubtless provide policy makers and future historians with material and pointers..." Science Promotional An important 1990 history of the Anglo-Australian Telescope, which provides facilities for research in optical astronomy for scientists from Britain and Australia. Review Quote "... will be of interest to those who worked to create, and who have worked at the observatory. It will also doubtless provide policy makers and future historians with material and pointers..." Science Promotional "Headline" An important 1990 history of the Anglo-Australian Telescope, which provides facilities for research in optical astronomy for scientists from Britain and Australia. Description for Bookstore This 1990 book is the official history of the Anglo-Australian Telescope, which came into operation in Australia in 1974 to provide facilities for research in optical astronomy for scientists from Britain and Australia. The authors of this book were all involved in different capacities throughout the development of the telescope. Description for Library This 1990 book is the official history of the Anglo-Australian Telescope, which came into operation in Australia in 1974 to provide facilities for research in optical astronomy for scientists from Britain and Australia. The authors of this book were all involved in different capacities throughout the development of the telescope. Details ISBN0521353963 Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1990 ISBN-10 0521353963 ISBN-13 9780521353960 Format Hardcover Publication Date 1990-11-29 Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 522.199444 Illustrations 60 half-tones, 24 line diagrams Author Sir Robert Wison Language English Media Book Affiliation Secretary of the Anglo-Australian Telescope Board, Sydney Pages 316 Short Title CREATION ANGLO-AUSTRAL OBSERVA DOI 10.1604/9780521353960 UK Release Date 1990-11-29 AU Release Date 1990-11-29 NZ Release Date 1990-11-29 Alternative 9780521020190 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:91383530;

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