2020.10.04

Pulsar as Pop Icon

A classic data visualization brought an astronomical curiosity to music lovers

SOURCE: “THE NATURE OF PULSARS,” BY JEREMIAH P. OSTRIKER, IN SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, VOL. 224; NO. 1; JANUARY 1971, MODIFIED FROM “RADIO OBSERVATIONS OF THE PULSE PROFILES AND DISPERSION MEASURES OF TWELVE PULSARS,” BY HAROLD D. CRAFT, JR.; SEPTEMBER 1970

SOURCE: “THE NATURE OF PULSARS,” BY JEREMIAH P. OSTRIKER, IN SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, VOL. 224; NO. 1; JANUARY 1971, MODIFIED FROM “RADIO OBSERVATIONS OF THE PULSE PROFILES AND DISPERSION MEASURES OF TWELVE PULSARS,” BY HAROLD D. CRAFT, JR.; SEPTEMBER 1970

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