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Conference New Vision 400 (2008 : Beijing, China)
Title The astronomy revolution [electronic resource] : 400 years of exploring the cosmos / edited by Donald G. York, Owen Gingerich, Shuang-Nan Zhang.
Publication Info London : Taylor & Francis, c2012.



Descript xxiv, 426 p. : ill. (some col.)
Contents Introduction: The New Vision 400 Project Creativity and Technology in Astronomical Discovery From the Language of Heaven to the Rationale of Matter; Tsung-Dao Lee The Impact of Modern Telescope Development on Astronomy; Riccardo Giacconi Searching for Other Earths and Life in the Universe; Geoffrey W. Marcy Impact of Telescopes on Our Knowledge of the Universe The Formation and Evolution of Galaxies; Ben Moore Structure Formation in the Universe: From the Dark Side to First Light; Naoki Yoshida An Overview of Supernovae, the Explosive Deaths of Stars; Alexei V. Filippenko The Dark Secrets of Gaseous Nebulae: Highlights from Deep Spectroscopy; Xiao-Wei Liu Some Near-Term Challenges in Astronomy Can We Detect Dark Matter? Elliott D. Bloom Can We Understand Dark Energy? Mark Sullivan Astrophysical Black Holes in the Physical Universe; Shuang-Nan Zhang Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays; Glennys R. Farrar Technologies for Future Questions New Technologies for Radio Astronomy; K. Y. Lo and Alan H. Bridle Advanced Optical Techniques in Astronomy; Michael Shao Scientific Opportunities for 30-Meter-Class Optical Telescopes; Richard S. Ellis Intellectual Impact of the Telescope on Society The Impact of Astronomy on Chinese Society in the Days before Telescopes; Yi-Long Huang The Impact of the Telescope in the West, 1608-1802; Owen Gingerich The Impact of the Telescope on Astronomy and Society in China; Xiao-Chun Sun "Big Questions" Raised by New Knowledge Exoplanet Atmospheres and the Search for Biosignatures; Sara Seager What New Telescopes Can Tell Us about "Other Worlds"; Charles A. Beichman Multiverse Cosmology; Paul C. W. Davies Universe or Multiverse? Renata Kallosh and Andrei Linde Cosmos and Humanity in Traditional Chinese Thought; Yung Sik Kim Laws of Nature, Moral Order, and the Intelligibility of the Cosmos; Peter Harrison Why Are the Laws of Nature as They Are? What Underlies Their Existence? George F. R. Ellis Appendix: The New Vision 400 Conference Index
Note 3 concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9781439836019 (e-book)
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Conference New Vision 400 (2008 : Beijing, China)
Subject Lippershey, Hans.
Astronomy -- History -- Congresses.
Astronomy -- Technological innovations -- Congresses.
Telescopes -- Congresses.
Alt author York, Donald G., 1944-
Gingerich, Owen.
Zhang, Shuang-Nan.
Descript xxiv, 426 p. : ill. (some col.)
Contents Introduction: The New Vision 400 Project Creativity and Technology in Astronomical Discovery From the Language of Heaven to the Rationale of Matter; Tsung-Dao Lee The Impact of Modern Telescope Development on Astronomy; Riccardo Giacconi Searching for Other Earths and Life in the Universe; Geoffrey W. Marcy Impact of Telescopes on Our Knowledge of the Universe The Formation and Evolution of Galaxies; Ben Moore Structure Formation in the Universe: From the Dark Side to First Light; Naoki Yoshida An Overview of Supernovae, the Explosive Deaths of Stars; Alexei V. Filippenko The Dark Secrets of Gaseous Nebulae: Highlights from Deep Spectroscopy; Xiao-Wei Liu Some Near-Term Challenges in Astronomy Can We Detect Dark Matter? Elliott D. Bloom Can We Understand Dark Energy? Mark Sullivan Astrophysical Black Holes in the Physical Universe; Shuang-Nan Zhang Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays; Glennys R. Farrar Technologies for Future Questions New Technologies for Radio Astronomy; K. Y. Lo and Alan H. Bridle Advanced Optical Techniques in Astronomy; Michael Shao Scientific Opportunities for 30-Meter-Class Optical Telescopes; Richard S. Ellis Intellectual Impact of the Telescope on Society The Impact of Astronomy on Chinese Society in the Days before Telescopes; Yi-Long Huang The Impact of the Telescope in the West, 1608-1802; Owen Gingerich The Impact of the Telescope on Astronomy and Society in China; Xiao-Chun Sun "Big Questions" Raised by New Knowledge Exoplanet Atmospheres and the Search for Biosignatures; Sara Seager What New Telescopes Can Tell Us about "Other Worlds"; Charles A. Beichman Multiverse Cosmology; Paul C. W. Davies Universe or Multiverse? Renata Kallosh and Andrei Linde Cosmos and Humanity in Traditional Chinese Thought; Yung Sik Kim Laws of Nature, Moral Order, and the Intelligibility of the Cosmos; Peter Harrison Why Are the Laws of Nature as They Are? What Underlies Their Existence? George F. R. Ellis Appendix: The New Vision 400 Conference Index
Note 3 concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9781439836019 (e-book)
Conference New Vision 400 (2008 : Beijing, China)
Subject Lippershey, Hans.
Astronomy -- History -- Congresses.
Astronomy -- Technological innovations -- Congresses.
Telescopes -- Congresses.
Alt author York, Donald G., 1944-
Gingerich, Owen.
Zhang, Shuang-Nan.

Subject Lippershey, Hans.
Astronomy -- History -- Congresses.
Astronomy -- Technological innovations -- Congresses.
Telescopes -- Congresses.
Descript xxiv, 426 p. : ill. (some col.)
Contents Introduction: The New Vision 400 Project Creativity and Technology in Astronomical Discovery From the Language of Heaven to the Rationale of Matter; Tsung-Dao Lee The Impact of Modern Telescope Development on Astronomy; Riccardo Giacconi Searching for Other Earths and Life in the Universe; Geoffrey W. Marcy Impact of Telescopes on Our Knowledge of the Universe The Formation and Evolution of Galaxies; Ben Moore Structure Formation in the Universe: From the Dark Side to First Light; Naoki Yoshida An Overview of Supernovae, the Explosive Deaths of Stars; Alexei V. Filippenko The Dark Secrets of Gaseous Nebulae: Highlights from Deep Spectroscopy; Xiao-Wei Liu Some Near-Term Challenges in Astronomy Can We Detect Dark Matter? Elliott D. Bloom Can We Understand Dark Energy? Mark Sullivan Astrophysical Black Holes in the Physical Universe; Shuang-Nan Zhang Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays; Glennys R. Farrar Technologies for Future Questions New Technologies for Radio Astronomy; K. Y. Lo and Alan H. Bridle Advanced Optical Techniques in Astronomy; Michael Shao Scientific Opportunities for 30-Meter-Class Optical Telescopes; Richard S. Ellis Intellectual Impact of the Telescope on Society The Impact of Astronomy on Chinese Society in the Days before Telescopes; Yi-Long Huang The Impact of the Telescope in the West, 1608-1802; Owen Gingerich The Impact of the Telescope on Astronomy and Society in China; Xiao-Chun Sun "Big Questions" Raised by New Knowledge Exoplanet Atmospheres and the Search for Biosignatures; Sara Seager What New Telescopes Can Tell Us about "Other Worlds"; Charles A. Beichman Multiverse Cosmology; Paul C. W. Davies Universe or Multiverse? Renata Kallosh and Andrei Linde Cosmos and Humanity in Traditional Chinese Thought; Yung Sik Kim Laws of Nature, Moral Order, and the Intelligibility of the Cosmos; Peter Harrison Why Are the Laws of Nature as They Are? What Underlies Their Existence? George F. R. Ellis Appendix: The New Vision 400 Conference Index
Note 3 concurrent users. UkHlHU
Alt author York, Donald G., 1944-
Gingerich, Owen.
Zhang, Shuang-Nan.
ISBN 9781439836019 (e-book)

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