[PDF.56jm] Giant Telescopes: Astronomical Ambition and the Promise of Technology

Giant Telescopes: Astronomical Ambition and the Promise of Technology

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 | #1949201 in Books |  2006-04-30 |  2006-03-27 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.25 x.88 x6.13l,1.17 | File type: PDF | 376 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| A changing world|By Lawrence Randall|The book has its focus mostly on the US telescope projects, but does touch on big telescope projects going on in the rest of the world so you have some perspective. As one of the players and interviewee in the book I have to admit that it is accurately done. When you live it, you rarely get to understand the astropolitics that are going on

Every night, astronomers use a new generation of giant telescopes at observatories around the world to study phenomena at the forefront of science. 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...

You easily download any file type for your gadget.Giant Telescopes: Astronomical Ambition and the Promise of Technology   |  W. Patrick McCray. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.

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