Science and Spectacle : the Work of Jodrell Bank in Postwar British Culture. by Agar, John

Table of Contents: “…Histories of Radio AstronomyNarratives and Sources; The Early History of Radio Astronomy; Two Historiographies of Radio Astronomy; Organizing Work and Discovery at Jodrell Bank; Jodrell Bank Research Programmes; Research Work; Summary; Chapter 2 Funding the Spectacle of Science; A 218 Foot Paraboloid; A Large Steerable Dish; Finding an Engineer; The Scientific Grants Committee of the DSIR; Peer Support: The Royal Astronomical Society; The SGC Again; The Significances of an Expensive Instrument; The University as a Site for Science.…”
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Maser sources in astrophysics by Gray, Malcolm, 1962-

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Maser sources in astrophysics by Gray, Malcolm, 1962-

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The sun and stars.

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The Sky at Night by Moore, Patrick

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- Eye on the Sky -- The Turbulent Sun -- Comet Crash -- The Search for Life Elsewhere -- Mapping the Sky -- News from the Planets -- Spanish Ring -- The Sizes of the Stars -- The Edge of the Solar System -- The Telescopes of Mauna Kea -- Turkish Delight -- Ringed World -- Matter We Cannot See -- Gamma Ray Bursters -- Wandering Giants -- The Problem with Pluto -- Non-Identical Twins -- The Sounds of the Stars -- Space-Man -- Exploring Mars -- The Lakes of Titan -- The Lakes of Titan Continued -- Fiftieth Anniversary -- SuperWASP -- Scorpion in the Sky -- The August Perseids -- Black Holes and Black Magic -- Jodrell Bank-50th Anniversary -- The Grand Collision -- Holme's Comet -- Cosmic Debris -- Nearest Star -- The Flight of the Phoenix -- Devil's Advocate -- Galaxy Zoo -- Four Hundred Years of the Telescope -- The Merry Dancers -- The Fountains of Enceladus -- The Herschel Telescope -- Onward to the Moon -- Forty Years On -- Impact! …”
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Radio Telescope Reflectors Historical Development of Design and Construction by Baars, Jacob W.M, Kärcher, Hans J.

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Eyes on the sky : a spectrum of telescopes by Graham-Smith, Francis, 1923-

Table of Contents: “…Chandra and XMM-NewtonThe X-Ray Sky; Swift; X-Ray Prospects: ATHENA; 7: Gamma Rays and Cosmic Rays; Waves and Photons; Gamma-Ray Bursts; AGILE and the Fermi LAT; Picking up the Pulses; Cosmic Rays; Air Showers; Cherenkov Radiation: the Blue Glow; The Flyś Eye; Sorting Out the Showers; 8: The New Radio Window; Radio from the Sky; The First Steerable Dish; Spin-Off from World War II; The Big Dishes at Jodrell Bank; The Big Dish at Parkes; Bigger and Better Dishes; Dishes Looking Upwards; The Biggest Dish; 9: Pairs and Arrays; Michelsonś Interferometer; Analysis and Synthesis.…”
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Great modern structures : 100 years of engineering genius by Littlefield, David

Table of Contents: “…Kennedy International Airport, New York -- Temle Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain -- Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou, Paris, France -- Lovell Telescope, Jodrell Bank, Cheshire, UK -- Yokohama Ferry Teminal, Yokohama, Japan -- Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia -- Philips Pavilion, Brussels World's Fair, 1958, Belgium -- Phaeno Science Centre, Wolfsburg, Germany -- Esplanade, Marina Bay, Singapore -- Atomium, Brussels, Belgium -- Serpentine Pavilion 2002, London, UK -- Frauenkirche, Dresden, Germany -- POWER: -- Itaipu Dam, Parana River, Brazil/Paraguay -- Falkirk Wheel, Falkirk, UK -- Aswan High Dam, River Nile, Egypt -- Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Sonora Desert, Arizona, USA -- Troll A Gas Platform, North Sea, off Norway -- Dinorwig Power Station, Llanberis, UK -- Hoover Dam, Colorado River, Arizona/Nevada, USA -- 5M Wind Turbine, Moray Firth, UK -- Linear Accelerator, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, California, USA -- Three Gorges Dam, Yangtze River, Yichang, Hubei Province, China -- Farnborough Wind Tunnels, Farnborough, UK.…”

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Still life : poems from the cheshire prize for literature 2010

Table of Contents: “…Front cover -- Title pages -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- The contributors -- Foreword -- Rita Ray -- Still life with oranges and walnuts (Luis Melendez) -- Philip Williams -- Diptych -- Jennifer Anne Durban -- The cupboard under the stairs -- Heather Freckleton -- Hide and seek -- Haiku moments -- Sheila Powell -- Anna Mackenzie -- Furniture complex -- George Horsman -- Worms -- Clive McWilliam -- Spellbound -- Clive McWilliam -- Ada in the garden -- Frances Sackett -- Burning the clothes -- Frances Sackett -- Shoreline -- Linda Houlton -- Twelve men and a cheeseboard -- James Phillips -- Threads -- Simon Gotts -- The careers master -- Jean Page -- Grasshopper girl -- Jean Page -- Cotton atlas -- Angela Topping -- Paper patterns -- Frances Sackett -- Moonwalk -- Philip Watts -- Amaryllis -- Liz Loxley -- Early sparrow-grass -- Pontoon -- Liz Loxley -- Sloe gin -- Rob Blaney -- Darwin's finches -- Angi Holden -- The migrant -- Richard Hughes -- Rook and jackdaw migrations observed in Germany 1942-1945 -- Caroline Hawkridge -- The lure -- Joy Winkler -- Wings, planes and weather vanes -- Ruth Symes -- Grandparents -- Anne-Marie Biggs -- The history department -- Barbara Holliday -- An orphan at thirty six -- Peter Branson -- Icon -- Rob Blaney -- Jazz on nine eleven -- George Horsman -- Massage -- Jonathan Musgrove -- Temple garden -- Russell Morris -- Crossing: 1946 -- Ellis Lloyd -- Crosby Sands -- an iron man speaks -- Ellis Lloyd -- Helsby in winter sun -- David Selzer -- At Jodrell Bank -- Catherine Bruton -- Warrington Bank Quay -- Philip Williams -- Quarry -- Angela Topping -- Duke's Clough -- Peter Howard -- Fog -- Andrew Bailey -- Salt -- Alison Leonard -- A fourth dimension -- Sheila Powell -- Sheep -- Angi Holden -- Recall -- Robbie Burton -- Horeb -- Jonny Reid -- Dodo -- John Davies -- Mending your guitar -- Yeats exhibition.…”
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