Eyes on the Universe The Story of the Telescope

Eyes on the Universe is an illustrated history of the telescope, beginning with pre-telescopic observatories and the refractors of Galileo, Lippershey and Digges, and ending with the most modern instruments including - of course - the Hubble Space Telescope. Written by Dr Patrick Moore CBE, to celeb...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moore, Patrick
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Springer London 1997, 1997
Edition:1st ed. 1997
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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505 0 |a 1 Before the Telescope -- 2 The Very First Telescopes -- 3 Aerial Telescopes - and others -- 4 Enter the Reflector -- 5 William Herschel -- 6 The “Leviathan of Parsonstown ” -- 7 The Age of the Great Refractors -- 8 George Ellery Hale and the Hooker Telescope -- 9 Palomar -- 10 The New Telescopes -- 11 The Summit of Mauna Kea -- 12 From Sussex to La Palma -- 13 Telescopes of Many Kinds -- 14 Telescopes Beyond the Earth -- Epilogue Into the Future -- Appendix 1 The History of the Telescope -- Appendix 2 Some Great Telescopes 
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520 |a Eyes on the Universe is an illustrated history of the telescope, beginning with pre-telescopic observatories and the refractors of Galileo, Lippershey and Digges, and ending with the most modern instruments including - of course - the Hubble Space Telescope. Written by Dr Patrick Moore CBE, to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the world's longest-running television programme, the BBC's The Sky at Night, the book takes an enthusiastic look at the development of astronomical telescopes. It provides its readers with a fascinating overview of the way astronomical telescopes have evolved with technology during the past 450 years. Amateur and professional astronomers alike will find this book both entertaining and instructive