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A Thin Cosmic Rain: Particles From Outer Space

By Michael W. Friedlander

Book information

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
2000
ISBN
0674002881, 9780674002883
Open Library ID
OL7670368M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (7905994 bytes)
Edition
1st
Pages
256\241
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Tells the long-running detective story behind the discovery and study of cosmic rays. A theme of his story is the technology of detection, for snaring a proton moving nearly at light speed is 'no mean trick."

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