Celestial Messengers Cosmic Rays: The Story of a Scientific Adventure By: Mario Bertolotti Publisher: Springer Print ISBN: 9783642283703, 3642283705 eText ISBN: 9783642283710, 3642283713 Copyright year: 2013 Format: PDF Available from $ 49.99 USD SKU: 9783642283710 The book describes from a historical point of view how cosmic rays were discovered. The book describes the research in cosmic rays. The main focus is on how the knowledge was gained, describing the main experiments and the conclusions drawn. Biographical sketches of main researchers are provided. Cosmic rays have an official date of discovery which is linked to the famous balloon flights of the Austrian physicist Hess in 1912. The year 2012 can therefore be considered the centenary of the discovery. SKU: 9783642283703 Ebooks here: https://ebookscoffee.sellpass.io/products/Celestial-Messengers
