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050	0	0	_aQB479.C5 _bA46 2023
082	0	0	_a522.2983 _223/eng/20230317
100	1		_aVanden Bout, Paul A., _d1939- _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe ALMA telescope : _bthe story of a science mega-project / _cPaul A. Vanden Bout, Robert L. Dickman, Adele L. Plunkett.
264		1	_aCambridge ; New York, NY : _bCambridge University Press, _c2023.
300			_a1 online resource (xxiv, 264 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Aug 2023).
506	0		_aOpen Access. _fUnrestricted online access _2star
520			_aALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, situated high in the Chilean desert, is the largest ground-based telescope on Earth. This is an insiders' account of how this complex mega-project came to fruition from authors with intimate knowledge of its past and present. The separate roots of ALMA in the United States, Europe, and Japan are traced to their merger into an international partnership involving more than 20 countries. The book relates the search for a suitable telescope site, challenges encountered in organization, funding, and construction, and lessons learned along the way. It closes with a review of the most significant results from ALMA, now one of the most productive telescopes in the world. Written for a broad spectrum of readers, including astronomers, engineers, project managers, science historians, government officials, and the general public, the eBook edition is available to download as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core.
610	2	0	_aALMA (Observatory : Chile) _xHistory.
610	2	0	_aAtacama Large Millimeter Array (Project) _xHistory.
650		0	_aMillimeter astronomy _xHistory.
650		0	_aVery large array telescopes _zChile _xHistory.
650		0	_aMillimeter astronomy.
700	1		_aDickman, R. L. _q(Robert L.), _d1947- _eauthor.
700	1		_aPlunkett, Adele L., _d1988- _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781009279680
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781009279727
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