The telescope in the ice : inventing a new astronomy at the South Pole / Mark Bowen.
The telescope in the ice : inventing a new astronomy at the South Pole / Mark Bowen.
The telescope in the ice : inventing a new astronomy at the South Pole / Mark Bowen.
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Publisher
New York : St. Martins Press, 2017.
Call Numbers
G 2017/6613
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Language
English
Physical Description
Physical content
viii, 424 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: Making mistakes -- Part I. The birth and youth of the neutrino -- This crazy child -- Infancy and youth -- From poltergeist to particle -- Part II. The dream of neutrino astronomy -- Wisconsin-style physics -- Peaceful exploration by interested scientists throughout the world -- Scienc...
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Publisher
New York : St. Martins Press, 2017.
Edition
First edition.
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
The IceCube Observatory has been called the "weirdest" of the seven wonders of modern astronomy by Scientific American. In The Telescope in the Ice, Mark Bowen tells the amazing story of the people who built the instrument and the science involved. Located near the U. S. Amundsen-Scott Research Station at the geographic South Pole, IceCube is unlik...
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Full title
The telescope in the ice : inventing a new astronomy at the South Pole / Mark Bowen.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2017
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G 2017/6613
Record Identifier
74VKVGRlgdkO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVGRlgdkO
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ISBN
9781137280084
DDC
522.686
MMS ID
991024152414402626
