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01934aam a2200277Ii 4500 001 302155E4C43111EB854196005EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210603010026 008 201121t20212021enka b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1108842445 020 $a 9781108842440 035 $a (OCoLC)1223071307 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 050 4 $a QB44.3 H37 2021 100 1 $a Harwit, Martin, $d 1931- $e author. 245 10 $a Cosmic messengers : $b the limits of astronomy in an unruly universe / $c Martin Harwit. 264 1 $a Cambridge, United Kingdom ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2021. 300 $a xix, 380 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a Martin Harwit, author of the influential book Cosmic Discovery, asks key questions about the scope of observational astronomy. Humans have long sought to understand the world we inhabit. Recent realization of how our unruly Universe distorts information before it ever reaches us reveals distinct limits on how well we will ultimately understand the Cosmos. Even the best instruments we might conceive will inevitably be thwarted by ever more complex distortions and will never untangle the data completely. Observational astronomy, and the cost of pursuing it, will then have reached an inherent end. Only some totally different lines of approach, as yet unknown and potentially far more costly, might then need to emerge if we wish to learn more. This accessible book is written for all astronomers, astrophysicists, and those curious about how well we will ever understand the Universe and the potential costs of pushing those limits. 650 0 $a Astronomy. 776 08 $i ebook version : $z 9781108903318 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20210903015617.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=302155E4C43111EB854196005EECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search