| 书目名称 | Master of Galactic Astronomy: A Biography of Jan Hendrik Oort | | 编辑 | Pieter C. van der Kruit | | 视频video | | | 概述 | Biography of one of the most influential astronomers of the 20th century.Written by Oort’s former student for a general audience interested in the history of astronomy.Based on new research in the Oor | | 丛书名称 | Springer Biographies | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | .This accessible and entertaining biography chronicles the life and triumphs of astronomer Jan Hendrik Oort, who helped lay the foundations of modern astronomy in the 20.th. century. The book puts into context some of Oort‘s most significant achievements, including his discovery that the Milky Way rotates, as well as his famous hypothesis that our Solar System is surrounded by a reservoir of comets — now simply known as the Oort Cloud. ..Written by Oort’s former student, this fascinating story also delves into Oort’s pivotal role in the foundation of major astronomical facilities, including radio telescopes in the Netherlands and the European Southern Observatory (ESO), which now operates the most successful astronomical observatories in the world..The book draws extensively on new archival research through the Oort Archives, along with personal reminiscences by Oort’s son and astronomer-grandson, to paint a more detailed picture of Oort’s life not just as an astronomer, but also as a husband, father, and citizen. The strong public interest in comets triggered by the Rosetta mission to comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko and the recently discovered interstellar comet in the Solar Syste | | 出版日期 | Book 2021 | | 关键词 | Jan Hendrik Oort biography; Oort Cloud comets; Oort constants; Galactic rotation; Radio astronomy of the | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55548-1 | | isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-55550-4 | | isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-55548-1Series ISSN 2365-0613 Series E-ISSN 2365-0621 | | issn_series | 2365-0613 | | copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |
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