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This online exhibit from the American Institute of Physics contains the history of the discovery of the first optical pulsar in the Crab Nebula. It includes both a transcription of the conversation at the moment of the discovery and commentary by the astronomers who made the discovery and by Philip Morrison. MP3 files of the conversations, commentary, and ideas for use by teachers are included.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/items/detail.cfm?ID=6399">American Institute of Physics. Moments of Discovery: A Pulsar Discovery. College Park: American Institute of Physics, 2007.</a>
Moments of Discovery: A Pulsar Discovery (American Institute of Physics, College Park, 2007), <https://history.aip.org/history/exhibits/mod/pulsar/pulsar1/01.html>.
Moments of Discovery: A Pulsar Discovery. (2007). Retrieved December 4, 2024, from American Institute of Physics: https://history.aip.org/history/exhibits/mod/pulsar/pulsar1/01.html
American Institute of Physics. Moments of Discovery: A Pulsar Discovery. College Park: American Institute of Physics, 2007. https://history.aip.org/history/exhibits/mod/pulsar/pulsar1/01.html (accessed 4 December 2024).
Moments of Discovery: A Pulsar Discovery. College Park: American Institute of Physics, 2007. 4 Dec. 2024 <https://history.aip.org/history/exhibits/mod/pulsar/pulsar1/01.html>.
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Title = {Moments of Discovery: A Pulsar Discovery},
Publisher = {American Institute of Physics},
Volume = {2024},
Number = {4 December 2024},
Year = {2007}
}
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