New Horizons from Multi-Wavelength Sky Surveys (International Astronomical Union Symposia)
Contributors: Brian J. McLean (Editor); Daniel A. Golombek (Editor); Jeffrey J.E. Hayes (Editor); Harry E. Payne (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: January 31, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 532
ISBN-13: 9780792348030
Subjects: Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods; Astrophysics; Theoretical & mathematical astronomy; Science; Astronomy - General; Astronomy; Probability & Statistics - General; Science / Astronomy; Observations; Congresses; Interstellar matter; Descriptive Astronomy; Space sciences; Milky Way; Radio astronomy; Cosmology
First sentence: Access to extremely high spatial resolving powers in radio astronomy led first to the discovery of quasi-stellar radio sources (quasars) and, as radio-interferometric resolving powers increased even further, to the discovery of superluminal sources.