Secrets of the Hoary Deep A Personal History of Modern Astronomy |
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| Author:
| Giacconi, Riccardo |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-8809-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2008 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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The discovery of x-rays continues to have a profound and accelerating effect on the field of astronomy. It has opened the cosmos to exploration in ways previously unimaginable and fundamentally altered the methods for pursuing information about our solar system and beyond. Nobel Prize- winner Riccardo Giacconi's highly personal account of the ......
The discovery of x-rays continues to have a profound and accelerating effect on the field of astronomy. It has opened the cosmos to exploration in ways previously unimaginable and fundamentally altered the methods for pursuing information about our solar system and beyond. Nobel Prize- winner Riccardo Giacconi's highly personal account of the ......