EAN: 9783319360355

BREAKTHROUGH! - ROBERT GENDLER R JAY GABANY KAR...

This unique volume by two renowned astrophotographers unveils the science and history behind
100 of the most significant astronomical images of all time. The authors have carefully
selected their list of images from across time and technology to bring to the reader the most
relevant photographic images spanning all eras of modern astronomical history. Based on
scientific evidence today we have a basic notion of how Earth and the universe came to be. The
road to this knowledge was paved with 175 years of astronomical images acquired by the coupling
of two revolutionary technologies - the camera and telescope. With ingenuity and determination
humankind would quickly embrace these technologies to tell the story of the cosmos and unravel
its mysteries. This book presents in pictures and words a photographic chronology of our
aspiration to understand the universe. From the first fledgling attempts to photograph the Moon
planets  and stars to the marvels of orbiting observatories that record the cosmos at energies
beyond the range of human vision  astronomers have always relied on images to break through to
the next level of understanding. A subset of these breakthrough images has profound
significance in documenting some of the greatest milestones in modern astronomy.

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