Hubble Deep Field and the distant universe / Robert Williams.
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TextSeries: IOP (Series). Release 5. | AAS-IOP astronomy. Release 1.Publisher: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2018]Description: 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (chiefly color)Content type: text Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780750317566; 9780750317559Subject(s): Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft) | Galaxies -- Observations | Cosmology & the universe | SCIENCE / Astronomy | Hubble Deep FieldAdditional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification: 523.112 LOC classification: QB857 | .W555 2018ebOnline resources: Click here to access online Also available in print."Version: 20180901"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. The beginnings -- 2. Telescopes in space -- 3. A flawed Hubble Telescope -- 4. Hubble servicing missions -- 5. Science coffee and distant galaxies -- 6. Prelude to the deep field -- 7. The HDF : shot in the dark -- 8. Planning the observations -- 9. Acquiring and releasing the data -- 10. Galaxy evolution revealed -- 11. Star formation history and photometric redshifts -- 12. Synopsis and subsequent deep fields.
Hubble Deep Field and the Distant Universe describes a watershed event in the history of astronomy, in addition to recounting the development of space astronomy. Aimed at a wide-ranging audience including amateur astronomers, science historians, researchers, Hubble Space Telescope (HST) aficionados and students interested in science, this book recounts the progression of events that led to the deep field exploration of Robert Williams and the Hubble Deep Field (HDF) team. Giving a fascinating insight into the processes by which astronomical research projects are carried out and unique discoveries are made by HST, this book describes the momentous image that has enabled astronomers to piece together the evolution of the largest structures in the universe.
Science/Astronomy Historians. Students and researchers studying galaxies. Educated public and astronomy aficionados.
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Robert Williams is an astronomer who was Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute from 1993–1998. Williams initiated and led the Hubble Deep Field project that produced the groundbreaking image that turned out to be key to our understanding the evolution of galaxies. In 1998 he was awarded the Beatrice Tinsley Prize of the American Astronomical Society for his leadership of the Hubble Deep Field project that revealed, in remarkable detail, the distant, early universe with Hubble Space Telescope. He also received the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal in 1999 and the Karl Schwarzschild Medal for career achievement in astrophysics from the German Astronomische Gesellschaft. A former President of the International Astronomical Union, Williams is a prominent figure in modern astronomy and this book demonstrates how a risky project of observations was successful in revealing the large-scale structure of the universe.
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