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Observatories and telescopes of modern times : ground-based optical and radio astronomy facilities since 1945 /

This volume gives an historical overview of the development of professional optical and radio observatories from 1945 to today. It covers the environment in which these facilities were developed by organisations in the United States, Europe and elsewhere, often led by larger-than-life individuals, a...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leverington, David, 1941- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
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