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IV. Technological, Financial and Scientific Planning of the VLT
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Lodewijk Woltjer
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- CONTENTS 1
- Preface 3
- Préface 4
- Acknowledgements 5
- Introduction 7
- I. The Development of European Astronomy during the 20th Century 11
- II. ESO, La Silla, the 3.6-m Telescope, Other Telescope Projects in Europe 25
- III. Origin of the ESO VLT Project; The NTT 43
- IV. Technological, Financial and Scientific Planning of the VLT 59
- V. Construction of the VLT 69
- VI. Sites for Telescopes 87
- VII. The VLT Observatory: Adaptive Optics, Instruments, Interferometry and Survey Telescopes 109
- VIII. Ground and Space Based Optical Telescopes 123
- IX. Radio Astronomy; ALMA and SKA 139
- X. Europe in Space: ESA’s Horizons 2000 161
- XI. European Space Missions: IR, X- and Gamma Rays 175
- XII. European Space Missions: The Solar System 203
- XIII. European Space Missions: The Sun and the Heliosphere 219
- XIV. Astroparticles and Gravitational Waves 231
- XV. Looking for Planets and Life in the Universe 243
- XVI. Publications 253
- XVII. European Astronomy: Researchers and Funding 265
- XVIII. The Future 277
- XIX. Epilogue 289
- Notes 291
- Acronyms 301
- Index 317
- Photo credits 325
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- CONTENTS 1
- Preface 3
- Préface 4
- Acknowledgements 5
- Introduction 7
- I. The Development of European Astronomy during the 20th Century 11
- II. ESO, La Silla, the 3.6-m Telescope, Other Telescope Projects in Europe 25
- III. Origin of the ESO VLT Project; The NTT 43
- IV. Technological, Financial and Scientific Planning of the VLT 59
- V. Construction of the VLT 69
- VI. Sites for Telescopes 87
- VII. The VLT Observatory: Adaptive Optics, Instruments, Interferometry and Survey Telescopes 109
- VIII. Ground and Space Based Optical Telescopes 123
- IX. Radio Astronomy; ALMA and SKA 139
- X. Europe in Space: ESA’s Horizons 2000 161
- XI. European Space Missions: IR, X- and Gamma Rays 175
- XII. European Space Missions: The Solar System 203
- XIII. European Space Missions: The Sun and the Heliosphere 219
- XIV. Astroparticles and Gravitational Waves 231
- XV. Looking for Planets and Life in the Universe 243
- XVI. Publications 253
- XVII. European Astronomy: Researchers and Funding 265
- XVIII. The Future 277
- XIX. Epilogue 289
- Notes 291
- Acronyms 301
- Index 317
- Photo credits 325