Ebook: The Century of Space Science

One of the most attractive features of the young discipline of Space Science is that many of the original pioneers and key players involved are still available to describe their field. Hence, at this point in history we are in a unique position to gain first-hand insight into the field and its development. To this end, The Century of Space Science, a scholarly, authoritative, reference book presents a chapter-by-chapter retrospective of space science as studied in the 20th century. The level is academic and focuses on key discoveries, how these were arrived at, their scientific consequences and how these discoveries advanced the thoughts of the key players involved.

With over 90 world-class contributors, such as James Van Allen, Cornelis de Jager, Eugene Parker, Reimar Lüst, and Ernst Stuhlinger, and with a Foreword by Lodewijk Woltjer (past ESO Director General), this book will be immensely useful to readers in the fields of space science, astronomy, and the history of science. Both academic institutions and researchers will find that this major reference work makes an invaluable addition to their collection.

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One of the most attractive features of the young discipline of Space Science is that many of the original pioneers and key players involved are still available to describe their field. Hence, at this point in history we are in a unique position to gain first-hand insight into the field and its development. To this end, The Century of Space Science, a scholarly, authoritative, reference book presents a chapter-by-chapter retrospective of space science as studied in the 20th century. The level is academic and focuses on key discoveries, how these were arrived at, their scientific consequences and how these discoveries advanced the thoughts of the key players involved.

With over 90 world-class contributors, such as James Van Allen, Cornelis de Jager, Eugene Parker, Reimar L?st, and Ernst Stuhlinger, and with a Foreword by Lodewijk Woltjer (past ESO Director General), this book will be immensely useful to readers in the fields of space science, astronomy, and the history of science. Both academic institutions and researchers will find that this major reference work makes an invaluable addition to their collection.

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One of the most attractive features of the young discipline of Space Science is that many of the original pioneers and key players involved are still available to describe their field. Hence, at this point in history we are in a unique position to gain first-hand insight into the field and its development. To this end, The Century of Space Science, a scholarly, authoritative, reference book presents a chapter-by-chapter retrospective of space science as studied in the 20th century. The level is academic and focuses on key discoveries, how these were arrived at, their scientific consequences and how these discoveries advanced the thoughts of the key players involved.

With over 90 world-class contributors, such as James Van Allen, Cornelis de Jager, Eugene Parker, Reimar L?st, and Ernst Stuhlinger, and with a Foreword by Lodewijk Woltjer (past ESO Director General), this book will be immensely useful to readers in the fields of space science, astronomy, and the history of science. Both academic institutions and researchers will find that this major reference work makes an invaluable addition to their collection.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The century of space science....Pages 3-22
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
The space age and the origin of space research....Pages 25-58
Enabling technology for space transportation....Pages 59-114
The cosmic radiation....Pages 117-151
Magnetospheric physics....Pages 153-177
Barium cloud experiments in the upper atmosphere....Pages 179-187
Alkali metal cloud experiments in the upper atmosphere....Pages 189-202
Early solar space research....Pages 203-223
A history of the solar wind concept....Pages 225-255
The terrestrial planets at the dawn of the space age....Pages 257-270
The Moon before Apollo....Pages 271-275
From the ionosphere to high energy astronomy — a personal experience....Pages 277-286
Early ultraviolet spectroscopy from space....Pages 287-300
The early days of infrared space astronomy....Pages 301-330
Verification of general relativity: tests in the Solar System....Pages 335-352
Verification of general relativity: strong fields and gravitational waves....Pages 353-372
The cosmological constants....Pages 373-397
The origin of the light elements in the early Universe....Pages 399-421
Gravitational lensing....Pages 423-440
Front Matter....Pages 441-469
Verification of general relativity: tests in the Solar System....Pages 331-331
Verification of general relativity: strong fields and gravitational waves....Pages 335-352
The cosmological constants....Pages 353-372
The origin of the light elements in the early Universe....Pages 373-397
Gravitational lensing....Pages 399-421
Front Matter....Pages 423-440
Clusters of galaxies....Pages 441-469
Gamma-ray bursts....Pages 331-331
Quasars....Pages 473-498
Blazars....Pages 499-528
X-ray and infrared properties of normal galaxies....Pages 529-548
The hot part of the interstellar medium....Pages 549-560
Space-borne observations of the life cycle of interstellar gas and dust....Pages 561-578
The interstellar medium of our Galaxy....Pages 581-605
Galactic cosmic rays....Pages 607-645
Stellar populations and dynamics in the Milky Way galaxy....Pages 647-675
Pulsars and isolated neutron stars....Pages 677-697
Evolutionary concepts of binaries with compact objects....Pages 699-719
White dwarf binaries....Pages 721-758
Low-mass X-ray binaries....Pages 759-789
High-mass X-ray binaries....Pages 791-810
Black-hole binaries....Pages 811-822
The formation of stars and protoplanetary disks....Pages 823-837
High-energy radiation from outer stellar atmospheres....Pages 839-856
Mass loss from stars....Pages 857-873
Planetary nebulae....Pages 875-894
The hot part of the interstellar medium....Pages 895-911
Space-borne observations of the life cycle of interstellar gas and dust....Pages 913-935
The interstellar medium of our Galaxy....Pages 581-605
Galactic cosmic rays....Pages 607-645
Stellar populations and dynamics in the Milky Way galaxy....Pages 647-675
Pulsars and isolated neutron stars....Pages 677-697
Evolutionary concepts of binaries with compact objects....Pages 699-719
White dwarf binaries....Pages 721-758
Low-mass X-ray binaries....Pages 759-789
High-mass X-ray binaries....Pages 791-810
Black-hole binaries....Pages 811-822
The formation of stars and protoplanetary disks....Pages 823-837
High-energy radiation from outer stellar atmospheres....Pages 839-856
Mass loss from stars....Pages 857-873
Planetary nebulae....Pages 875-894
Front Matter....Pages 895-911
Supernovae and supernova remnants....Pages 913-935
Acceleration processes of heliospheric particle populations....Pages 331-331
Reconnection....Pages 937-960
The solar interior....Pages 963-1005
The solar atmosphere....Pages 1007-1033
The active Sun....Pages 1035-1063
The solar wind....Pages 1065-1088
The heliosphere....Pages 1089-1113
The dusty heliosphere....Pages 1115-1140
The interaction of the heliosphere with the interstellar medium....Pages 1141-1161
Comets: coma and beyond....Pages 1163-1189
The morphology of cometary nuclei....Pages 1191-1216
The constituents of cometary nuclei....Pages 1217-1233
The Moon and terrestrial planets: geology and geophysics....Pages 1235-1275
Radiometric chronology of the Moon and Mars....Pages 1277-1294
Chemical evolution of the Moon and the terrestrial planets....Pages 1295-1323
The atmospheres of the terrestrial planets....Pages 1325-1376
Jupiter....Pages 1377-1403
The planets beyond Jupiter....Pages 1405-1423
The satellites of the outer planets....Pages 1425-1430
Acceleration processes of heliospheric particle populations....Pages 1431-1450
Reconnection....Pages 1451-1478
The solar interior....Pages 963-1005
The solar atmosphere....Pages 1007-1033
The active Sun....Pages 1035-1063
The solar wind....Pages 1065-1088
The heliosphere....Pages 1089-1113
The dusty heliosphere....Pages 1115-1140
The interaction of the heliosphere with the interstellar medium....Pages 1141-1161
Comets: coma and beyond....Pages 1163-1189
The morphology of cometary nuclei....Pages 1191-1216
The constituents of cometary nuclei....Pages 1217-1233
The Moon and terrestrial planets: geology and geophysics....Pages 1235-1275
Radiometric chronology of the Moon and Mars....Pages 1277-1294
Chemical evolution of the Moon and the terrestrial planets....Pages 1295-1323
The atmospheres of the terrestrial planets....Pages 1325-1376
Jupiter....Pages 1377-1403
The planets beyond Jupiter....Pages 1405-1423
The satellites of the outer planets....Pages 1425-1430
Front Matter....Pages 1431-1450
Planetary and lunar magnetism....Pages 1451-1478
The magnetosphere as a plasma laboratory....Pages 331-331
Earth’s magnetosphere....Pages 1479-1492
Earth’s ionosphere....Pages 1495-1528
Oceanography....Pages 1529-1557
A new look at planet Earth: Satellite geodesy and geosciences....Pages 1559-1584
Chemistry and physics of the atmosphere....Pages 1585-1622
The magnetosphere as a plasma laboratory....Pages 1623-1651
Earth’s magnetosphere....Pages 1653-1668
Earth’s ionosphere....Pages 1495-1528
Oceanography....Pages 1529-1557
A new look at planet Earth: Satellite geodesy and geosciences....Pages 1559-1584
Chemistry and physics of the atmosphere....Pages 1585-1622
Back Matter....Pages 1623-1651
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