A grand and bold thing
Subtitle: an extraordinary new map of the universe ushering in a new era of discovery
By: Ann Finkbeiner.
Edition: 1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781416552161
Subjects: Gunn, J. E. -- 1938-; Three-dimensional imaging in astronomy; Astronomical spectroscopy; Astronomy -- Charts, diagrams, etc. -- Data processing; Astronomical instruments -- Technological innovations; Galaxies -- Observations; Quasars -- Observations
Table of contents: title: Stakes worth playing for; title: Chicagoland; title: Putting on the play; title: The photometric pipeline war; title: Running open loop; title: First light; title: Driftscanning; title: Spectroscopic war; title: Precision; title: The virtual observatory; title: Everything's different; title: Jim again.