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1 online resource (1 volume (various pagings)) : illustrations |
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Working Papers -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Panel Reports -- Radio Astronomy -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- SCIENTIFIC OPPORTUNITIES -- Millimeter and Sub-Millimeter Wavelength Astronomy -- Meter to Hectometer Wavelength Astronomy -- The Sun, Stars, Pulsars, Interstellar Masers, and Extrasolar Planets -- The Planets, Asteroids, and Comets -- Radio Galaxies, Quasars, and Cosmology -- Challenges For Radio Astronomy in the 1990's -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW FACILITIES -- The Millimeter Array -- Medium Scale New Instruments |
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Small-Scale ProjectsCONTINUING ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS ALREADY UNDERWAY -- Facility Operation and Maintenance, Upgrading of Telescopes and Instrumentation -- Projects Already Underway: -- Long Range Programs and Technology Developments -- SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS -- International Opportunities -- Balance Between the National Observatories and University Facilities: -- Agency Funding and Management Policies: -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Report of the Infrared Panel -- I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- II. PERSPECTIVE -- III. SCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES |
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A. the Origin of GalaxiesB. the Origin of Planets, Planetary Systems and Stars -- IV. TECHNICAL OVERVIEW -- V. PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS -- A. Space Projects -- Sirtf Science Highlights -- Sofia Science Highlights -- Smmm Science Highlights -- B. Ground-Based Projects -- IRO Science Highlights -- C. Performance Comparison -- VI. FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- VII. INFRASTRUCTURE -- Optical/IR from Ground -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- Large Scale Programs -- Medium Scale Programs -- Small Scale Programs -- Infrastructure Support |
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OPTICAL/INFRARED ASTRONOMY IN THE 1990'sResearch Environment -- Science Opportunities -- The Origin of Structure in the Universe -- The Origin and Evolution of Galaxies -- The Origin of Stars and Planetary Systems -- Technical Developments of the 1980's and Opportunities for the 1990's -- Advances in Telescope Technology -- Advances in Detector Technology -- Auxiliary Instruments -- Pioneering a New Frontier: High Angular Resolution O/IR Astronomy -- Adaptive Optics -- Ground-Based Optical/Infrared Interferometry |
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Ground-Based Optical/Infrared Astronomy Outside the USRECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PANEL: LARGE SCALE PROGRAMS -- Priority 1: A Coordinated Program For Large O/IR Telescopes -- Background -- New Science Enabled by Greater Collecting Area -- New Science Enabled by Diffraction-Limited Imaging -- Expected Performance Gains -- Recommended Program for the 1990's -- RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PANEL: MEDIUM SCALE PROGRAMS -- Priority 1: A Coordinated Program for High Angular Resolution -- Background -- New Science Enabled by High Angular Resolution Observations |
| Notes |
John N. Bahcall, chair, Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee |
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Full report of Survey Committee published separately as: The decade of discovery in astronomy and astrophysics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
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English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Astronomy -- Research.
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Astrophysics -- Research
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SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
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Astronomy -- Research
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Astrophysics -- Research
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bahcall, John N.
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| ISBN |
0585118787 |
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9780585118789 |
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1280212039 |
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9781280212031 |
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9786610212033 |
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6610212031 |
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0309560195 |
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9780309560191 |
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