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Author:   Hugo van Woerden ,  W.N. Brouw ,  H.C. van de Hulst
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9789027712097

ISBN 10:   9027712093
Pages:   210
Publication Date:   30 September 1980
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Jan H. Oort’s work.- Meritus Emeritus.- Jan Hendrik Oort and Dutch astronomy.- Oort’s scientific importance on a world-wide scale.- Oort and international co-operation in astronomy.- Reminiscences of the early nineteen-twenties.- The first five years of Jan Oort at Leiden, 1924–1929.- Early galactic structure.- Early galactic radio astronomy at Kootwijk.- Oort and his large radiotelescope.- Ten years of discovery with Oort’s Synthesis Radio Telescope.- Oort’s work on comets.- The evolution of ideas on the Crab Nebula.- Oort’s work reflected in current studies of galactic CO.- On high-energy astrophysics.- Oort and extragalactic astronomy.- Birthday wishes.- The Earth and the Universe.- The challenge of Jan Oort.- Jan Oort at the telescope.- Personal recollections.- Style of research.- Manuscript.- Bibliography of Jan Hendrik Oort 1922–1979.- Subject Index to Oort’s Bibliography.- General Subject Index.- Name Index.

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