Martin Harwit , author of the influential book Cosmic Discovery, asks key questions about the scope of observational astronomy.
Even the best instruments we might conceive will inevitably be thwarted by ever more complex distortions and will never untan.
Recent realization of how our Unruly Universe distorts information before it ever reaches us reveals distinct Limits on how well we will ultimately understand the Cosmos.
Humans have long sought to understand the world we inhabit.
Martin Harwit , author of the influential book Cosmic Discovery, asks key questions about the scope of observational astronomy