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BIG EAR
JOHN KRAUS · 1976 · 228 pgs
A personal look at the creation of Ohio State’s pioneering radio telescope and its use to study the universe.
No. 559, Shelf B
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COSMIC NOISE
A HISTORY OF EARLY RADIO ASTRONOMY
WOODRUFF T. SULLIVAN III · 2009 · 542 pgs
Radio and radar astronomy from the discovery of cosmic noise up to 1953 describing the telescopes and the people who built and used them and the discoveries they made.
No. 729, Shelf C
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EVOLUTION OF RADIO ASTRONOMY
J.S. HEY · 1973 · 214 pgs
The history and accomplishments of radio astronomy, from its beginnings to 1970, with the stories of the people involved along the way.
No. 177, Shelf E
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INVISIBLE UNIVERSE
PROBING THE FRONTIERS OF ASTROPHYSICS
FIELD & CHAISSON · 1985 · 195 pgs
A look at the revolution that radio, infrared, x-ray and other non-visible observations have brought to many areas of astronomy.
No. 217, Shelf I
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INVISIBLE UNIVERSE
THE STORY OF RADIO ASTRONOMY
GERRIT L. VERSCHUUR · 1974 · 173 pgs
Informative and fairly entertaining look at the history of radio astronomy & some of its discoveries, including some still unexplained.
No. 218, Shelf I
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JODRELL BANK TELESCOPES
BERNARD LOVELL · 1985 · 292 pgs
A look at the development of England’s famous center for radio astronomy by the man who was a driving force there for many years.
No. 219, Shelf J
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OBSERVE AND UNDERSTAND THE SUN
MAAG, SHERLIN & VAN ZANDT eds. · 1976 · 48 pgs
A collection of articles on amateur solar observing equipment and techniques: visual, photographic, radio.
No. 569, Shelf O
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RADIO AND RADAR ASTRONOMY
COLIN A. RONAN · 1963 · 64 pgs
An introductory guide for students to radio astronomy.
No. 287, Shelf R
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RADIO ASTRONOMY AND HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN TELESCOPE
JOHN HEYWOOD · 1963 · 157 pgs
While it is perhaps unlikely that you would use vacuum tube equipment, this book’s outlines of equipment & techniques still have value.
No. 285, Shelf R
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RADIO ASTRONOMY FOR THE AMATEUR
DAVE HEISERMAN · 1975 · 251 pgs
A practical look at amateur radio astronomy and the equipment involved.
No. 525, Shelf R
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TELESCOPES
KUIPER & MIDDLEHURST, ed. · 1960 · 255 pgs
Papers on engineering & design of telescopes & mounts, both theoretical and real professional instruments. Also site selection, seeing & more.
No. 347, Shelf T
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UNIVERSE
OTTO STRUVE · 1962 · 159 pgs
Series of lectures by Struve, a key astronomer of the 20th century.
No. 804, Shelf U