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Classics in Radio Astronomy

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  • © 1982

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Authors:
  1. Woodruff Turner Sullivan

    1. Department of Astronomy, University of Washington, USA

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Part of the book series: Studies in the History of Modern Science (SHMS, volume 10)

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Table of contents (38 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Galactic Background Radiation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-3
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    2. The Beginning of Radio Astronomy

      1. Directional Studies of Atmospherics at High Frequencies
        • Karl G. Jansky
        Pages 10-22
      2. Electrical Disturbances Apparently of Extraterrestrial Origin
        • Karl G. Jansky
        Pages 23-35
      3. A Note on the Source of Interstellar Interference
        • Karl G. Jansky
        Pages 36-41

    3. First Maps of the Galaxy

      1. Cosmic Static
        • Grote Reber
        Pages 46-55
      2. Cosmic Static
        • Grote Reber
        Pages 56-60
      3. Cosmic Static
        • Grote Reber
        Pages 61-69
      4. Cosmic Static
        • Grote Reber
        Pages 70-79

    4. Free-Free Emission Theory

      1. Interstellar Radiation from Free Electrons and Hydrogen Atoms
        • L. G. Henyey, Philip C. Keenan
        Pages 81-87

    5. Synchrotron Radiation and Cosmic Rays

      1. Cosmic Rays as the Source of General Galactic Radio Emission
        • K. O. Kiepenheuer
        Pages 90-92
      2. Cosmic Rays as the Source of Galactic Radio Emission
        • V. L. Ginzburg
        Pages 93-99

  3. Techniques

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-103
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    2. The Dicke Radiometer

      1. The Measurement of Thermal Radiation at Microwave Frequencies
        • R. H. Dicke
        Pages 106-113

    3. The Phase-switched Interferometer

      1. A New Radio Interferometer and Its Application to the Observation of Weak Radio Stars
        • M. Ryle
        Pages 116-140
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Radio techniques were the nrst to lead astronomy away from the quiescent and limited Universe revealed by traditional observations at optical wave­ lengths. In the earliest days of radio astronomy, a handful of radio physicists and engineers made one startling discovery after another as they opened up the radio sky. With this collection of classic papers and the extensive intro­ ductory material, the reader can experience these exciting discoveries, as well as understand the developing techniques and follow the motivations which prompted the various lines of inquiry. For instance he or she will follow in detail the several attempts to detect radio waves from the sun at the turn of the century; the unravelling by Jansky of a "steady hiss type static"; the incredible story of Reber who built a 9 meter dish in his backyard in 1937 and then mapped the Milky Way; the vital discoveries by Hey and colleagues of radio bursts from the Sun and of a discrete source in the constellation of Cygnus; the development of receivers and interferometry in the post-war years by the groups led by Ryle in Cambridge and Pawsey in Sydney; the nrst measurements and exciting identiftcations of Taurus A (the Crab Nebula), Centaurus A, Virgo A, Cassiopeia A, and Cygnus A, the last opening the neld of radio cosmology; the early development of synchroton theory; and the prediction and discovery seven years later of the 21 cm line of neutral hy­ drogen.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Astronomy, University of Washington, USA

    Woodruff Turner Sullivan

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