Radio Astronomy. Episode 5, Radio Telescopes and How They Work
(2019, original release: 2017)
Nonfiction
eCourse
Details
PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2017
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (34 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
6726012
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
Radio telescopes are so large because radio waves contain such a small amount of energy. For example, the signal from a standard cell phone measured one kilometer away is five million billion times stronger than the radio signals received from a bright quasar. Learn how each of these fascinating instruments is designed to meet a specific scientific goal
Film
In Process Record
Felix J. Lockman
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2017
Mode of access: World Wide Web
In English