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9781865086590

Stromlo An Australian Observatory

Stromlo An Australian Observatory
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  • ISBN-13: 9781865086590
  • ISBN: 1865086592
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Publisher: Allen & Unwin

AUTHOR

Frame, Tom, Faulkner, Don, Bessell, Mike

SUMMARY

A lively description of eighty years of scientific achievement at one of the world s great observatories, and a fascinating insight into some of the astronomers involved. Sir Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal, King s College, CambridgeMount Stromlo Observatory in Canberra and its sister establishment at Siding Spring, near Coonabarabran, form one of the leading astronomical observatories in the world. Astronomers there have made some the major astronomical discoveries and breakthroughs of the twentieth century. The Observatory is also one of Australia s best-known and most frequently visited scientific facilities and heritage sites. This commissioned history gives a fascinating account of the contribution Mt Stromlo has made to our understanding of the universe.Tom Frame and Don Faulkner describe the Observatory s foundation in 1924 as the Commonwealth Solar Observatory and its subsequent evolution into Australia s premier optical astronomical institution. In addition to recounting its incorporation into the Australian National University (ANU), its elevation to become the ANU s Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, and the more recent creation of public education programs designed to encourage general interest in astronomy, the authors detail the Observatory s principal scientific achievements in understanding the cosmic backdrop against which our Earth was formed and human life developed.Frame, Tom is the author of 'Stromlo An Australian Observatory', published 2004 under ISBN 9781865086590 and ISBN 1865086592.

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