Under the Radar The First Woman in Radio Astronomy: Ruby Payne-Scott
This is the biography of Ruby Payne-Scott (1912 to 1981). As the first female radio astronomer (and one of the first people in the world to consider radio astronomy), she made classic contributions to solar radio physics. She also played a major role in t
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Astrophysics and Space Science Library EDITORIAL BOARD Chairman W. B. BURTON, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.A. ([email protected]); University of Leiden, The Netherlands ([email protected]) F. BERTOLA, University of Padua, Italy J. P. CASSINELLI, University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S.A. C. J. CESARSKY, European Southern Observatory, Garching bei Mu¨nchen, Germany P. EHRENFREUND, Leiden University, The Netherlands O. ENGVOLD, University of Oslo, Norway A. HECK, Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory, France E. P. J. VAN DEN HEUVEL, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands V. M. KASPI, McGill University, Montreal, Canada J. M. E. KUIJPERS, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands H. VAN DER LAAN, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands P. G. MURDIN, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK F. PACINI, Istituto Astronomia Arcetri, Firenze, Italy V. RADHAKRISHNAN, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, India B. V. SOMOV, Astronomical Institute, Moscow State University, Russia R. A. SUNYAEV, Space Research Institute, Moscow, Russia
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Under the Radar The First Woman in Radio Astronomy: Ruby Payne-Scott
Prof. W. M. Goss National Radio Astronomy Observatory 1003 Lopezville Road P.O.Box O Socorro NM 87801 USA [email protected]
Dr. Richard X. McGee Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Radiophysics Laboratory Epping NSW 1710 Australia
ISSN 0067-0057 ISBN 978-3-642-03140-3 e-ISBN 978-3-642-03141-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-03141-0 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009931715 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010, 2nd corrected printing This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover illustration: Starry Night, after Van Gogh 0 by Fiona Hall the daughter of Ruby Payne-Scott and Bill Hall. This ‘Reconstructed painting’ from 1981 shows electrical power cords as they swirl in the night sky. From page 43, Fiona Hall by Julie Ewington (2005). ‘The Reconstructed paintings are also notable for the obvious pleasure Hall took in multiple slippages of meaning between historical templates and contemporary life.’ Used by permission of Fiona Hall. Cover design: eStudio Calamar, Spain Printed on acid-fre
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