Beyond Southern Skies: Radio Astronomy and the Parkes Telescope

Beyond Southern Skies tells the story of the planning and construction of the Parkes Telescope in rural New South Wales, Australia, and surveys its achievements over the past thirty years. Since its completion in 1961, the telescope has contributed much to our knowledge of quasars, pulsars, masers, supernova remnants and molecular clouds. Around this central theme, Peter Robertson presents a broader history of radio astronomy, describing its rapid rise to become the respected partner of traditional optical astronomy.Peter Robertson is the author of 'Beyond Southern Skies: Radio Astronomy and the Parkes Telescope', published 1992 under ISBN 9780521414081 and ISBN 0521414083.