Title Astronomy???s Quest for Sharp Images : From Blurred Pictures to the Very Large Telescope Author(s) L??na, Pierre Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2020. Description XIII, 271 p. 48 illus., 38 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note Since the 1960s, astrophysical discoveries have blossomed, due to the emergence of powerful and new observational tools. Among them, a fantastic improvement of the sharpness of astronomical images, obtained with ground based optical telescopes, has been the result of two revolutions: adaptive optics and optical interferometry. Written for a general audience, interwoven with fascinating details about the evolution of vision and optics, this book tells a personal story of these revolutions in observational astronomy, born two centuries ago and blossoming in the past fifty years. With the construction of the Very Large Telescope in Chile, Europe played a leading role where young scientists, joining creative astronomers and engineers, have developed a superb creativity. Today, incredibly sharp images of exoplanetary systems and black hole environments are obtained and reveal new questions about Earth-like objects or fundamental physics. The author has been one of the actors of this adventure. His first-hand testimony is opening the future to new horizons ISBN,Price 9783030558116 Keyword(s) 1. ASTRONOMY 2. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques 3. Astronomy???Observations 4. EBOOK 5. EBOOK - SPRINGER 6. HISTORY 7. HISTORY OF SCIENCE 8. LASERS 9. MICROWAVES 10. Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering 11. Observations, Astronomical 12. OPTICAL ENGINEERING 13. Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices 14. PHOTONICS 15. Popular Science in Astronomy Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I08727     On Shelf