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050 0 $aQB 479.2 .F76 2008
245 00 $aFrontiers of astrophysics :$bcelebration of NRAO 50th Anniversary Science Symposium, proceedings of a symposium held at National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, 18-21 June 2007 /$cedited by Alan H. Bridle, James J. Condon, and Gareth C. Hunt.
260 $aSan Francisco, Calif. :$bAstronomical Society of the Pacific,$c2008.
300 $axx, 390 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aAstronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) conference series ;$vv. 395
504 $aIncludes author and general indices.
505 00 $gPt. 1.$tIntroduction -- $gPt. 2.$tEarly Universe -- $gPt. 3.$tGalaxies, Star Formation, and the Local Universe -- $gPt. 4.$tMilky Way - Stars, Interstellar Medium, and Planets -- $gPt. 5.$tAstrophysics -- $gPt. 6.$tNRAO: Origins, History, and Future -- $gPt. 7.$tAbstracts of Posters Coordinated Science with the VLBA an.
520 1 $a"In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the NRAO hosted a science symposium highlighting the most important questions that can be addressed by astronomers. The universe is a unique laboratory yielding historical data on the creation of the universe, the formation of the first stars and galaxies, the production of the elements, the assembly of molecules and the building blocks of life in interstellar space, how and where planets form, and possible changes in fundamental physical constants on cosmological time scales. This "laboratory" contains black holes, neutron stars, and gravitational radiation for studying extreme gravity and extremely dense matter. It is filled with the mysterious dark energy and dark matter that control the expansion and destiny of the universe, and whose nature is a critical unsolved problem for physics. This symposium brought together leading scientists to address the most important questions in these areas, the major contributions to astronomy enabled by NRAO instruments-past, present, and future - and to suggest future directions for research involving radio observations and techniques."--BOOK JACKET.
610 20 $aNational Radio Astronomy Observatory (U.S.)$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50064786
650 0 $aRadio astronomy.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85110440
650 0 $aAstrophysics.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009032
650 0 $aGalaxies.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85052763
650 0 $aStars$xFormation.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85127431
651 0 $aMilky Way.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85085376
700 1 $aBridle, Alan H.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87112739
700 1 $aCondon, James J.
700 1 $aHunt, Gareth C.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008129107
830 0 $aAstronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) conference series ;$vv. 395.
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