NDLI: In the grip of the big telescope age

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	DeVorkin, David H.
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	George Ellery Hale was a man of many dreams. One of his most persistent was to find the means to collect as much light as possible, but there is another element in his designs for the modern astrophysical observatory that has even greater significance, as it defines and distinguishes the practice of astrophysics from that of classical astronomy. Here we examine factors that either impeded or drove the acceptance of reflectors over refractors around the turn of the twentieth century at the outset of what may best be called the “Hale era.” This commenced in the late nineteenth century, when the first large multi-focus photographic reflectors emerged during the reign of the great refractors. It lasted through to the onset of World War II when astronomical practice was dominated by ten reflectors with mirrors between 60 and 100 in., and was about to add one more whose surface area would almost double that of all the rest combined. We will touch upon how design choice reflected both scientific priorities and technological limitations.
Starting Page	63
Ending Page	77
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09226435
Journal	Experimental Astronomy
Volume Number	25
Issue Number	1-3
e-ISSN	15729508
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2009-02-05
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Hale era Telescope Reflector Refractor Coudé Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Astronomy
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Astronomy and Astrophysics Space and Planetary Science

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4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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