Silent running: Astronomers do not look through telescopes any more
- Author:
- n/a
- Title:
- Silent running: Astronomers do not look through telescopes any more
- Periodical:
- The Economist
- Year:
- 2001
- Volume:
- 360
- Pages:
- 86
- Subject:
- Stargazing Astronomers
- Summary:
- This document describes how astronomy has evolved from scientists peering through a telescope to science that is now being done via the use of computers. As a result, photons of light that travelled hundreds of millions of light-years from the farthest reaches of the universe are no longer captured by the eyes of the astronomer.
- Label:
- Mauna Kea - Astronomy
- URL:
- http://www.economist.com/node/770948
- Date:
- September 6, 2001
- Collection:
- Periodicals