Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Apr 2003
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003eaa..booke3651.&link_type=abstract
"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 3651. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
History And Archaeoastronomy, Biographies
Scientific paper
Astrophysicist, born in Genoa, Italy, American astronomer and internationalproject director. Worked on x-ray astronomy, and with a rocket-borne x-raytelescope intended to study the composition of the Moon, discovered ScorpiusX-1, the first known x-ray source outside the solar system. Built the Uhurux-ray satellite that made the first surveys of the x-ray sky. Led theconstruction and successful ope...
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