multi-wavelength history of astronomical surveys: all the sky - all the time

"The book presents an accessible history of astronomical surveys across the electromagnetic spectrum and beyond. Beginning with classical visual surveys of the sky, it then moves on to surveys using telescopes in the 17th century onwards, those using photographic images in the 19th century onwards and then the incredible expansion of techniques in the 20th century to the present day; where surveys now look beyond visible light into other regions of the electromagnetic spectrum (including radio, microwave, infrared, ultraviolet, X-ray and gamma-ray regimes). Recent surveys also make use of electronic detectors, as well as space-based telescopes to complement those on the ground. More than 350 surveys and catalogues encompassing imaging, astrometry, photometry, and spectroscopy are all comprehensively described. Chapters also go beyond electromagnetic radiation to discuss other forms of astronomical surveys, including those using neutrinos, cosmic rays and gravitational radiation.