Revealing the Universe
Subtitle: The Making of the Chandra X-ray Observatory
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: May 28, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780674004979
Subjects: Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods; X-Ray Astronomy; Chandra X-ray Observatory (U.S.); Astronomical Observatories; Science; United States; Science/Mathematics; North America; USA; History; Astronomy - Universe; Science / Astronomy; Astronomy - General; Astrophysics & Space Science; Chandra X-ray Observatory (U.S
Description: "When the first X-ray detectors revealed many places in the universe that are too hot to be seen by optical and radio telescopes, pioneering X-ray astronomers realized they were onto something big. They knew that a large X-ray observatory must be created if they were ever to understand such astonishing phenomena as neutron stars, supernovas, black holes, and dark matter. What they could not know was how monumental in time, money, and effort this undertaking would be.

Revealing the Universe tells the story of the Chandra X-ray Observatory."--BOOK JACKET.