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Breakthrough! : 100 astronomical images that changed the world / Robert Gendler, R. Jay GaBany.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gendler, Robert, author.
- GaBany, R. Jay, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Astronomical photography--History.
- Astronomical photography.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 171 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Other Title:
- One hundred astronomical images that changed the world
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2015.
- Contents:
- The birth and evolution of astrophotography
- A series of firsts, from daguerreotypes to dry plates
- The photgraphic exploration of deep space and the realm of the nebulae
- The universe in color and the transition to electronic imaging
- The Hubble Telescope and the era of satellite observatories
- The multiwavelength universe
- Photographing worlds explored by manned and robotic spacecraft.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 3319209728
- 9783319209722
- OCLC:
- 910412338
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