{"product_id":"astronomy-at-the-frontiers-of-science-9789400716575","title":"Astronomy at the Frontiers of Science","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jean-Pierre Lasota\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Space Science - Astronomy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAstronomy is by nature an interdisciplinary activity: it involves mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. Astronomers use (and often develop) the latest technology, the fastest computers and the most refined software. In this book twenty-two leading scientists from nine countries talk about how astronomy interacts with these other sciences. They describe modern instruments used in astronomy and the relations between astronomy and technology, industry, politics and philosophy. They also discuss what it means to be an astronomer, the history of astronomy, and the place of astronomy in society today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book contains twenty chapters grouped in four parts: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eASTRONOMY AND PHYSICS\u003c\/i\u003e discusses the place of astronomy among various branches of (mostly high-energy) physics. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eASTRONOMY IN SOCIETY \u003c\/i\u003edescribes not only the historical context of astronomy, but issues facing astronomers today, including funding, planning, worldwide collaboration and links with industry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTHE TOOLS OF OBSERVATION AND THE PROFESSION OF ASTRONOMER\u003c\/i\u003e discusses very small and very large telescopes, as well as mirror technology, the storage, organization and distribution of data, being an astronomer today, and the role played by planetaria in educating the general public.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eASTRONOMY AT THE FRONTIERS OF KNOWLEDGE \u003c\/i\u003ehighlights the struggle of astronomy versus astrology, and the sciences of cosmology, planetology and astrobiology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating book will appeal to professionals in the fields of astronomy and physics, as well as space institutes, research agencies and the general public.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45274259849367,"sku":"9789400716575","price":10900.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789400716575.webp?v=1769279387","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/astronomy-at-the-frontiers-of-science-9789400716575","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}