Discovering the invisible universe. [Historical survey of electromagnetic (IR, UV, radio and x-ray) astronomy]

Journal Article · Thu Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1991 · Mercury. Journal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific; (USA)

OSTI ID:5733159

Friedman, H ^[1]

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1. Naval Research Lab., Washington, DC (USA)

The history of astronomical observations outside the visible range is surveyed in a review for general readers. Consideration is given to Jansky's discovery of cosmic radio emission, the pioneering radio observers of the 1940s, the larger radio telescopes built since 1950, aperture synthesis and the Very Large Array, terrestrial and space VLBI networks, ground-based and satellite observations in the IR band, the discovery and early laboratory characterization of X-rays, and X-ray observations from sounding rockets and satellites. Extensive photographs, drawings, diagrams, and sample images are provided.

• OSTI ID: 5733159
• Journal Information: Mercury. Journal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific; (USA), Journal Name: Mercury. Journal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific; (USA) Vol. 20; ISSN MRCYA; ISSN 0047-6773
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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