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050	0	0	_aQB121 _b.R697 2018
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100	1		_aRoy, Jean-René, _eauthor. _975011
245	1	0	_aUnveiling galaxies : _bthe role of images in astronomical discovery / _cJean-René Roy.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2018.
300			_a1 online resource (xv, 278 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Oct 2017).
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Images and the cosmos -- Viewing heavenly mist -- Portraying cosmic whirlpools -- Taking celestial snapshots to photographing the realm of galaxies -- Pioneering celestial photography -- The golden age of astrophotography -- Picturing "nebulae" for the mind -- Images as galaxy discovery engines -- The one-thousand years journey -- Galaxies in focus -- A symphony of waves -- Imaging the invisible -- Organizing the world of galaxies -- The galaxy classification play-off -- Atlases of galaxies, picturing island-universes -- Galaxy atlases viewed by their users -- Conclusion.
520			_aGalaxies are known as the building blocks of the universe, but arriving at this understanding has been a thousand-year odyssey. This journey is told through the lens of the evolving use of images as investigative tools. Initial chapters explore how early insights developed in line with new methods of scientific imaging, particularly photography. The volume then explores the impact of optical, radio and x-ray imaging techniques. The final part of the story discusses the importance of atlases of galaxies; how astronomers organised images in ways that educated, promoted ideas and pushed for new knowledge. Images that created confusion as well as advanced knowledge are included to demonstrate the challenges faced by astronomers and the long road to understanding galaxies. By examining developments in imaging, this text places the study of galaxies in its broader historical context, contributing to both astronomy and the history of science.
650		0	_aAstronomical photography. _975012
650		0	_aGalaxies. _965674
650		0	_aAstronomy. _975013
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781108417013
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781108261104
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