Stephen Eales

Gebundenes Buch

The Ghost in the Telescope

The Story of the Herschel Space Observatory

Beschreibung

The Ghost in the Telescope is an account of the Herschel Space Observatory, which was built to answer the questions of how galaxies were born. Written in a manner for a general audience, the book tells the stories of the telescope itself, discoveries it made, and the engineers and astronomers who made and used it.

Autor

Stephen Eales spends his time trying to understand the births and life cycles of galaxies, using telescopes all over the world and in space. He is the author of over 300 peer-reviewed papers and, in 2016, he was awarded the Herschel Medal by the Royal Astronomical Society for his contributions to observational astrophysics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm
• Gewicht: 660g
• ISBN-13: 9781032049496
• ISBN-10: 1032049499
• Artikelnr.: 73525832