Growing Points in Science - Department Of Education and Science - 1972
Her Majesty's Sationery Office
Description of cover image:
"Profiles of the radio source Cassiopeia A observed by the One Mile radio telescope of the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory, Cambridge.
Front: the resolution after half the aperture has been synthesised and only half the possible resolution achieved.
Back: the full possible resolution achieved by the telescope showing greater detail of the source which is the remains of a supernova explosion.
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Looks like Peter Saville was inspired by a certain science book for the cover of Joy Division's "Unknown Pleasures":
http://k-punk.abstractdynamics.org/archives/joy%20pleasure.gif
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