The Monster Telescopes, Erected by the Earl of Rosse, Parsonstown : With an Account of the Manufacture of the Specula, and Full Descriptions of All the Machinery Connected with These Instruments
by
Thomas Woods
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy
ISBN-10
1108013759
ISBN-13
9781108013758
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 31st, 2010
Print length
162 Pages
Weight
210 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 14.00 x 1.00 cms
Product Classification:
Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods
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William Parsons, third earl of Rosse, built the world's largest telescope in 1845, and it enabled him to make unprecedented astronomical discoveries. The three contemporary accounts reissued in this volume include detailed descriptions of the 'Leviathan' and its construction, reports of observations made there, and a history of telescope manufacture.
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