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An acre of glass : a history and forecast of the telescope / J.B. Zirker.

By: Publication details: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005.Description: 343 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0801882346 (acidfree paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 681/.4123 22
LOC classification:
  • QB88 .Z57 2005
Contents:
The first three hundred years -- The age of Hale -- New windows on the universe -- The rise of the great centers -- The Hubble Space Telescope -- A mirror in many pieces -- Spinning glass -- A profusion of telescopes -- Beating the seeing -- The astronomer's microscope -- Toward the ever-receding horizon -- The future in space.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks QB88 .Z57 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039000754696

Includes index.

The first three hundred years -- The age of Hale -- New windows on the universe -- The rise of the great centers -- The Hubble Space Telescope -- A mirror in many pieces -- Spinning glass -- A profusion of telescopes -- Beating the seeing -- The astronomer's microscope -- Toward the ever-receding horizon -- The future in space.

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