Celestial Messengers Cosmic Rays: The Story of a Scientific Adventure /

The book describes from a historical point of view how cosmic rays were discovered. The book describes the research in cosmic rays. The main focus is on how the knowledge was gained, describing the main experiments and the conclusions drawn. Biographical sketches of main researchers are provided. Co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bertolotti, Mario (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:Astronomers' Universe,
Temas:
Physics-Philosophy.
Nuclear physics.
Astronomy-Observations.
Engineering.
Life sciences.
Social sciences.
Humanities.
Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy.
Nuclear and Particle Physics.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Technology and Engineering.
Life Sciences.
Humanities and Social Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
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Sumario:The book describes from a historical point of view how cosmic rays were discovered. The book describes the research in cosmic rays. The main focus is on how the knowledge was gained, describing the main experiments and the conclusions drawn. Biographical sketches of main researchers are provided. Cosmic rays have an official date of discovery which is linked to the famous balloon flights of the Austrian physicist Hess in 1912. The year 2012 can therefore be considered the centenary of the discovery.
Descripción Física:XIV, 330 p. 105 illus., 12 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9783642283710
ISSN:2197-6651

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