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Giant telescopes : astronomical ambition and the promise of technology / W. Patrick McCray.
LIBRA QB90 .M33 2004
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McCray, W. Patrick, 1967-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Large astronomical telescopes.
- Large astronomical telescopes--Technological innovations.
- Technological innovations.
- Physical Description:
- 367 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2004.
- Summary:
- By focusing on the history of the Gemini Observatory--twin 8-meter telescopes located on mountain peaks in Hawaii and Chile--"Giant Telescopes tells the story behind the planning and construction of modern scientific tools, offering a detailed view of the technological and political transformation of astronomy in the postwar era.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-356) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0674011473
- OCLC:
- 52819701
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