The Power of the Unexpected
Abstract
The history of astronomy has provided variable sources of unexpected kinds-from novae recorded in oriental archives, rapid radio, optical and high-energy changes in white dwarfs, neutron star and black hole binaries, to recent discoveries with satellites. A brief overview is given, as a prelude to a conference that anticipates a tidal wave of observations and discoveries to be made at all wavelengths during the next five to ten years.
- Publication:
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New Horizons in Time Domain Astronomy
- Pub Date:
- April 2012
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921312000117
- Bibcode:
- 2012IAUS..285....3W
- Keywords:
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- history and philosophy of astronomy;
- miscellaneous;
- surveys