Astronomy has as its domain the study of the celestial bodies—the sun, planets, stars, clouds of gas between the stars, galaxies—and undeniably the entire universe considered as a single system. Astronomy's goal is to learn the nature of these diverse objects and to relate their properties, their motions, and their distribution in space in a unified world picture; to understand the evolutionary development of the universe from the time of its formation to the present epoch of observation and beyond; and indeed to discover, if possible, its original state and its final destiny.
Emphasizing astronomy as a pure science, this report presents the challenges scientists and the government face in regards to radio and optical astronomical programs. Ground-based Astronomy: A Ten-Year Program explores a balanced course for new facilities of ground-based astronomy in the next decade, and provides recommendations to create a progressive program that considers a wide spectrum of past inadequacies and future growth components. Outlining guiding principles and estimates of facility costs, Ground-based Astronomy examines present positions in research and development to further advancement of astronomy in various sectors.
National Academy of Sciences. 1964. Ground-Based Astronomy: A Ten-Year Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/13212.
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Front Matter | i-xii | |
1 Introduction and General Statement | 1-12 | |
2 The Present Position in Ground-based Astronomy | 13-44 | |
3 A Program for Construction of Optical Telescopes | 45-56 | |
4 A Program for Construction of Radio Telescopes | 57-64 | |
5 Auxiliary Instruments and Automation | 65-77 | |
6 The Magnitude of the Program | 78-94 | |
Appendix | 95-113 |
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