Observatories of the Southwest : A Guide for Curious Skywatchers /

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With its clear skies and low humidity, the southwestern United States is an astronomer's paradise where observatories like Kitt Peak have redefined the art of skywatching. The region is unique in its loose federation of like-minded research outposts and in the quantity and diversity of its obse...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Isbell, Douglas, 1964-
Otros Autores: Strom, Stephen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Astronomical observatories.
TRAVEL > United States > West > Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, UT, WY)
Observatoires astronomiques > États-Unis (Sud-Ouest) > Guides.
Observatoires astronomiques > États-Unis (Sud-Ouest) > Histoire.
Astronomical observatories > Southwestern States > Guidebooks.
Astronomical observatories > Southwestern States > History.
United States > Southwestern States.
États-Unis (Sud-Ouest) > Guides.
Southwestern States > Guidebooks.
History.
Guidebooks.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:With its clear skies and low humidity, the southwestern United States is an astronomer's paradise where observatories like Kitt Peak have redefined the art of skywatching. The region is unique in its loose federation of like-minded research outposts and in the quantity and diversity of its observatories--places captured in this unique guidebook.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (191 pages): illustrations, map
ISBN:9780816536689

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