E-Books →When Galaxies Were Born The Quest for Cosmic Dawn

English | 2022 | ISBN: 0691211302 | 281 pages | True PDF EPUB | 88.56 MB
One of today's leading astronomers takes readers inside the decades-long search for the first galaxies and the origin of starlight
In a remarkable career spanning more than forty years, Ellis has made some of the most spectacular discoveries in modern cosmology. He has traveled the world to conduct observations in locales as beautiful and remote as the Australian outback, the Canary Islands, Hawaii, and the Chilean desert. In this book, he brings to life a golden age of astronomy, describing the triumphs and the technical setbacks, the rivalries with competing teams, and the perennial challenge of cloudy nights. Ellis reveals the astonishing progress we have made in building ever larger and more powerful telescopes, and provides a tantalizing glimpse of cosmic dawn.