Giant Telescopes : Astronomical Ambition and the Promise of Technology
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0674019962
ISBN-13
9780674019966
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Imprint
Harvard University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 1st, 2006
Print length
376 Pages
Weight
548 grams
Dimensions
23.50 x 15.70 x 2.10 cms
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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.
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