https://bib.cozmix.cloud/files/original/b3ee348bf2c854e22a534ef767c42505.jpg 0597d3dddc5d4e9156c89b1eead4515c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kosmologie Boek Een boek. ISBN International Standard Book Number 716745038 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context KOS0210 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michael Rowan-Robinson Title A name given to the resource Ripples in the Cosmos: A view behind the scenes of the new cosmology Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Oxford University Press, USA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08 January, 1998 Description An account of the resource The 1983 launch of the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) by NASA and British and Dutch government consortiums was a nearly perfect model of collaborative international science. The IRAS mission, to make a complete radiowave map of "nearby" galaxies, was nearly overshadowed by the headline-making discovery by the Cosmic Background Explorer satellite (COBE) of "ripples" in background microwave radiation . Redressing that imbalance here, renowned cosmologist Rowan-Robinson, who was on the British data analysis team, offers vignettes of the personalities, the machines and the perseverance that powered the project. Unnecessary lectures about the goal of science and a precis of the Big Bang theory bracket the compelling story of IRAS--to the effect of gift-wrapping the Mona Lisa. In Rowan-Robinson's telling, the IRAS story is great space-age science likely to inspire future astronomers. Illustrations. Language A language of the resource nothing Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Hardcover