Editors:
- The first popular science book introducing the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST, or Tianyan, literally “The Sky Eye”), the world’s largest filled-aperture radio telescope in Guizhou, China
- Uses plain language to explain the scientific background, construction process, and unique features of FAST
- Includes a large number of intuitive and vivid pictures to help readers understand the concepts
Part of the book series: China’s Big Science Facilities (CBSF)
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Table of contents (4 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book introduces the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), also known as the "The Sky Eye", one of the China’s big science facilities. Using easy-to-understand language, the book covers the scientific background, construction process, achievements, and effects of FAST on the development of the national economy. With a large number of intuitive and vivid images and videos, the book presents basic information on FAST for general readers who are interested in astronomy.
Editors and Affiliations
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National Astronomical Observatory of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Rendong Nan
About the editor
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Sky Eye
Book Subtitle: Five-Hundred-Meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST)
Editors: Rendong Nan
Translated by: Xiaobing Chen, Qiuju Huang
Series Title: China’s Big Science Facilities
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3824-4
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Zhejiang Education Publishing House 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-3823-7Published: 29 October 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-3826-8Published: 30 October 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-3824-4Published: 28 October 2021
Series ISSN: 2662-768X
Series E-ISSN: 2662-7698
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 140
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 106 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Science in Astronomy, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)