A Brief History of the Discovery of Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts
Draft April 17, 1995 – J.Bonnell In October of 1963 the US Air Force launched the first in a series of satellites inspired by a recently signed nuclear test ban treaty. Signatories of this treaty agreed not to test nuclear devices in the atmosphere or in space. These “Vela” (from the Spanish verb velar, to […] The post A Brief History of the Discovery of Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts appeared first on…
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