Robert Williams

Hubble Deep Field and the Distant Universe (eBook, ePUB)

The Early Universe Revealed

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The exploration of space has fascinated astronomers and the public for generations, and with the unique capabilities provided by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) it has become possible to explore deeper into space. Robert Williams, former director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, persuaded his colleagues that the HST should be used not only to take detailed images of remarkable astronomical objects, but to capture a small, undistinguished area of sky that appeared to contain nothing of interest at all. That final image - resulting from 10 continuous days of repeated exposures of the tiny patch of sky - was the Hubble Deep Field and it revealed thousands of galaxies, in different phases of evolution, that had never been seen before.

Hubble Deep Field and the Distant Universe describes this watershed event in the history of astronomy. Aimed at an audience including amateur astronomers, science historians, researchers, HST aficionados and students interested in science, this book recounts the development of space astronomy and the progression of decisions and events that led to the distant universe exploration of Williams and the Hubble Deep Field team. It gives a fascinating insight into the processes by which astronomical research projects are carried out and the unique discoveries that are made by HST, and explains how astronomers have come to understand how the hot, dense fog of gas that emerged from the Big Bang formed into the myriad of galaxies that now populate the universe.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Institute of Physics Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 130
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. September 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780750317566
• Artikelnr.: 54211541

Autorenporträt

Astronomer Robert Williams was Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute from 1993-1998. He initiated and led the Hubble Deep Field project and in 1998 he was awarded the Beatrice Tinsley Prize of the American Astronomical Society for his leadership of that. Williams 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, he is a prominent figure in modern astronomy.