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- Title Cosmic Discovery: The Search, Scope, and Heritage of Astronomy
- Author Martin Harwit
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 370
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9781108722049 / 1108722040
- Weight 1.6 lbs (0.73 kg)
- Dimensions 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.6 in (24.89 x 24.89 x 1.52 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Astronomy, Astronomy - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2018034174
- Dewey Decimal Code 520
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ISBN: "9781108722049Cambridge University Press, 02 May 2019
Paperback 370 pages
Martin Harwit's influential book, Cosmic Discovery, is rereleased after more than thirty-five years, with a new preface written by the author. The work chronicles the astronomical discoveries up to the late twentieth century and draws conclusions that major discoveries have often been unexpected, unrelated to prevailing astronomical theories and made by outsiders from other fields. One trend alone seems to prevail: major discoveries follow major technological innovations in observational instruments. The author also examines discovery in terms of its political, financial, and sociological contexts, including the role of industry and the military in enabling new technologies, and methods of funding. The challenges encountered by astronomy in the 1980s are remarkably similar to those astronomers face today. Difficulties persist in controlling recurrent cost overruns on planned missions, and in confronting mounting costs… Read More
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