A grand and bold thing : an extraordinary new map of the universe ushering in a new era of discovery /
Finkbeiner, Ann K.,1943-
New York ; London : Free Press,
2010.
Finkbeiner tells the extraordinary story of a group of astronomers that decides to create an enormous map of the universe, an extremely detailed computerized observatory.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-212) and index.
Prologue : The instrument fairy -- Stakes worth playing for -- Chicagoland -- Putting on the play -- Photometric war -- Running open loop -- First light -- Drift scanning -- Spectroscopic war -- Precision -- The virtual observatory -- Everything's different -- Jim again.
Finkbeiner tells the extraordinary story of a group of astronomers that decides to create an enormous map of the universe, an extremely detailed computerized observatory.
Gunn, J. E. (James Edward), 1938-
Three-dimensional imaging in astronomy.
Astronomical spectroscopy.
Astronomy
Astronomical instruments
Galaxies
Quasars