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Hubble

A New Window to the Universe

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  • © 1996

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Authors:
  1. Daniel Fischer
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  2. Hilmar Duerbeck
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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-10
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  2. From Babylon to Cape Canaveral

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-12
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    2. Larger, Higher, More Expensive...From Simple Tools to the Telescope of the Nineties

      • Daniel Fischer, Hilmar Duerbeck
      Pages 13-18

    3. Space Astronomy — Picture Window to the Universe

      • Daniel Fischer, Hilmar Duerbeck
      Pages 19-23

    4. The Hubble’s Thorny Path into Space

      • Daniel Fischer, Hilmar Duerbeck
      Pages 24-60

  3. The New Window to the Universe: The Hubble and Astronomy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61
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    2. The Great Questions: How Large and How Old Is the Universe?

      • Daniel Fischer, Hilmar Duerbeck
      Pages 63-72

    3. Island Worlds in Space and Time: Galaxies and Quasars

      • Daniel Fischer, Hilmar Duerbeck
      Pages 73-92

    4. Large and Small Lights: The World of Stars

      • Daniel Fischer, Hilmar Duerbeck
      Pages 93-101

    5. Gas and Dust: Of Life and Death of Stars

      • Daniel Fischer, Hilmar Duerbeck
      Pages 102-124

    6. Our Galactic Home—The Solar System

      • Daniel Fischer, Hilmar Duerbeck
      Pages 125-151

  4. Hubble At Work — And Looking Beyond

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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    2. Working with Hubble

      • Daniel Fischer, Hilmar Duerbeck
      Pages 155-159

    3. Hubble’s Next Decade

      • Daniel Fischer, Hilmar Duerbeck
      Pages 160-163

    4. What Comes After Hubble?

      • Daniel Fischer, Hilmar Duerbeck
      Pages 164-165

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 167-175
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About this book

At last, a book presenting the fantastic scientific results of the first five years of Hubble Space Telescope observations! While a number of books for the general public emphasize the technological accomplishments of this multi-billion dollar project or deal with the well-publicized flaw in the telescope's optics, The Hubble: A New Window to the Universe concentrates on its astromonical achievements. The authors use new and ground-breaking Hubble results to illustrate a wide range of astronomical topics, from the great questions about the universe as a whole to quasars and black holes, and from the life and death of stars to our planetary neighbors in the solar system. The first part of this book presents a brief historical overview, "From Babylon to Cape Canaveral," concentrating on progress in astromony from the instrumentation point of view and on the Hubble project itself. The central and largest portion presents the wealth of exciting astronomical results obtained with the Hubble. The last part describes the Hubble operations, as well as the plans for the future of the telescope itself and beyond. The text contains a large number of spectacular images, mainly taken with the Hubble, as well as self-contained portraits of astronomers and explanations of astronomical topics and instruments. Written in a style appealing to both the interested public and to individuals familiar with the field, this compendium serves as a testament to the significant role the Hubble has played in astronomical accomplishment and discovery the past five years.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Hubble

  • Book Subtitle: A New Window to the Universe

  • Authors: Daniel Fischer, Hilmar Duerbeck

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2390-0

  • Publisher: Copernicus New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. 1996

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-2390-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 175

  • Number of Illustrations: 50 b/w illustrations, 62 illustrations in colour

  • Additional Information: Original German edition published by Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel, Switzerland, 1995

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrophysics and Astroparticles

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