40th Anniversary of X-ray Astronomy

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the birth of X-ray astronomy, several articles were published. We collect them here, along with some of our own "history of X-ray astronomy pages" for your enjoyment.

Scientific American: Fine-Tuning Astronomy: The advent of precise [x-ray] spectroscopy
Space.com: X-ray Astronomy: 40 Years of Seeing the Invisible
Space.com: Timeline: 40 Years of X-ray Astronomy
Space.com: X-ray Vision: How WWII Technology Changed Astronomy Forever
HEASARC: The History of High-Energy Astrophysics
Chandra X-ray Center: X-ray Astronomy Field Guide: The Story of Sco X-1

Page author:Karen Smale
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