The Future of Extragalactic Research
Astrophysics
2009-10-31 v2
Abstract
It is argued that the astronomy of the twenty-first century will be dominated by computer-based manipulation of huge homogeneous surveys of various types of astronomical objects. Furthermore combination of all observations with large telescopes into a single database will allow data mining on an unprecedented scale.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9909294,
title = {The Future of Extragalactic Research},
author = {Sidney van den Bergh},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9909294},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Millennium Essay to be published in Vol. 119 of the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, replaced with a LaTeX version (4 pages)