The Jewel on the Mountaintop

The Jewel on the Mountaintop
Title The Jewel on the Mountaintop PDF eBook
Author Claus Madsen
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Pages 600
Release 2013-02-26
Genre Science
ISBN 3527671684

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Authored by ESO senior advisor Claus Madsen, the present book comprises 576 action-packed pages of ESO history and dramatic stories about the people behind the organisation. This is the ultimate historical account about ESO and its telescopes in the southern hemisphere, but also about a truly remarkable European success story in research. Spanning the range from the first telescopes to the future platforms of the next generation, it shows how the improvement of the telescopes leads to a continuously changing view of the Universe. With 150 photos and illustrations. Produced especially for ESO's 50th anniversary.

The Jewel on the Mountaintop

The Jewel on the Mountaintop
Title The Jewel on the Mountaintop PDF eBook
Author Claus Madsen
Publisher ESO
Pages 564
Release 2012
Genre Nature
ISBN 3527412034

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Die Geschichte der Europäischen SÃ1/4dsternwarte (ESO) nimmt den Leser mit auf eine Reise von den ersten Teleskopen bis hin zu zukÃ1/4nftigen Projekten und verdeutlicht, wie der stete Fortschritt unsere Sicht auf das Universum immer wieder verändert.

Observatories and Telescopes of Modern Times

Observatories and Telescopes of Modern Times
Title Observatories and Telescopes of Modern Times PDF eBook
Author David Leverington
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 503
Release 2017
Genre History
ISBN 0521899931

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Radio Observatory and Telescope Index -- General Index

Astronomy’s Quest for Sharp Images

Astronomy’s Quest for Sharp Images
Title Astronomy’s Quest for Sharp Images PDF eBook
Author Pierre Léna
Publisher Springer Nature
Pages 280
Release 2020-10-27
Genre Science
ISBN 3030558118

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Since the 1960s, astrophysical discoveries have blossomed, due to the emergence of powerful and new observational tools. Among them, a fantastic improvement of the sharpness of astronomical images, obtained with ground based optical telescopes, has been the result of two revolutions: adaptive optics and optical interferometry. Written for a general audience, interwoven with fascinating details about the evolution of vision and optics, this book tells a personal story of these revolutions in observational astronomy, born two centuries ago and blossoming in the past fifty years. With the construction of the Very Large Telescope in Chile, Europe played a leading role where young scientists, joining creative astronomers and engineers, have developed a superb creativity. Today, incredibly sharp images of exoplanetary systems and black hole environments are obtained and reveal new questions about Earth-like objects or fundamental physics. The author has been one of the actors of this adventure. His first-hand testimony is opening the future to new horizons.

Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain

Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain
Title Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain PDF eBook
Author Yong Jin
Publisher Chinese University Press
Pages 420
Release 1996
Genre Fiction
ISBN 9789622017337

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The story took place in Snowy Mountain in the coldest part of Manchuria, one Winter's morning in 1781. The Dragon Lodge party ran into the Horse Spring Banditry who were there to unearth a buried casket. They were waylaid yet by the Peking Overland Convoy. All three parties had designs on the metal casket, supposedly housing a poniard, which was an heirloom of the Martial Brotherhood. A monk arrived on the scene and the invited the parties to the eyrie on the summit. The lord of the eyrie happened to be away summoning help to fight Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain, who was scheduled to arrive on the summit at noon. While waiting, each one in the parties began recounting incidents which took place some twenty years before. The excitement, intrigue and action in these incidents are well dramatized, with one event firmly intertwining with others in the past, developing into a vendetta involving the offspring of several families. The story ends with a fight between Fox, the hero of the story, and his sworn enemy, but the result of the fight is untold, left to the imagination and creative power of individual readers.

The Fall of Erinworld

The Fall of Erinworld
Title The Fall of Erinworld PDF eBook
Author A.U.Rai
Publisher Aurai Epicbooks
Pages 116
Release 2022-01-26
Genre Young Adult Fiction
ISBN 1739968301

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The Fall of Erinworld is the first epic Fantasy novel in The Eyes of Goliath series written by British author A.U.RAI. Erik Johalson flees from Erinworld, a once peaceful kingdom, and journeys through the wider regions of Earthworld to fight against the prevailing darkness. With great bravery, he faces his own inner struggles and ventures through various regions to win them back from the Dark Lord Zarq in hopes of reuniting with his best friend Luana, the Princess of Erinworld. In his travels through Erinworld Forest, he is helped by the wizard Sherlock who teaches Erik how to harness his hidden powers and discovers that Erik is the chosen one for the sword with the Amber Eye. At the Gathering Green, they meet Radanhall the Wizard of the Seven Worlds and forming a mutual bond, they plan for the final battle for all of Earthworld.

Mountain Jewel

Mountain Jewel
Title Mountain Jewel PDF eBook
Author Tracey J. Lyons
Publisher
Pages 260
Release 2000
Genre Fiction
ISBN 9780821768501

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