Logo

To See the Unseen: A History of Planetary Radar Astronomy

Small book cover: To See the Unseen: A History of Planetary Radar Astronomy

To See the Unseen: A History of Planetary Radar Astronomy
by

Publisher: NASA History Division
ISBN/ASIN: 0160485789
ISBN-13: 9780160485787
Number of pages: 301

Description:
Andrew J. Butrica has written a comprehensive and illuminating history of this little-understood but surprisingly significant scientific discipline. Quite rigorous and systematic in its methodology, To See the Unseen explores the development of the radar astronomy specialty in the larger community of scientists.

Home page url

Download or read it online for free here:
Read online
(online html)

Similar books

Book cover: Resources of Near-Earth SpaceResources of Near-Earth Space
by - University of Arizona Press
Parts of the solar system that are most accessible from Earth are rich in materials of great potential value. Immediate uses of these resources to manufacture propellants, metals, and fluids can support future large-scale space activities.
(17854 views)
Book cover: Planetary RingsPlanetary Rings
by - arXiv
Understanding of disks in general can be enhanced by understanding the dynamical processes observed at close-range planetary rings. We review the known ring systems of the four giant planets, and the prospects for ring systems yet to be discovered.
(11647 views)
Book cover: MercuryMercury
by - University of Arizona Press
The book on the planet's origin, its metal-rich composition, its thermal and geophysical evolution, and its cratering history. These topics are complex and controversial, and this book contains a variety of new perspectives on them.
(15473 views)
Book cover: Lecture notes on the formation and early evolution of planetary systemsLecture notes on the formation and early evolution of planetary systems
by - arXiv
An introduction to the theory of the formation and early evolution of planetary systems. Topics covered: the structure, evolution and dispersal of protoplanetary disks; the formation of planetesimals, terrestrial and gas giant planets; etc.
(12295 views)