Classic Telescopes A Guide to Collecting, Restoring, and Using Telescopes of Yesteryear /

Classic Telescopes explores the exciting world of telescopes past, as well as the possibilities involved in acquiring these instruments. What are classic telescopes? First, the book takes a look at the more traditional telescopes built by the great instrument makers of the eighteenth and nineteenth...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: English, Neil (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series,
Subjects:
Astronomy-Observations.
Astronomy.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface: The Appeal of Yesteryear.-Chapter 1: The Dollond Century
  • Chapter 2: A Yorkshireman Makes Good
  • Chapter 3: Once Upon a Time in America
  • Chapter 4: Zeiss is Nice
  • Chapter 5: The Story of Broadhurst, Clarkson & Fuller
  • Chapter 6: The 60mm Brigade
  • Chapter 7: Classic Specula
  • Chapter 8: The Age of Unitron
  • Chapter 9: Die Zauberflöte
  • Chapter 10: Pioneers of the New Glass
  • Chaper 11: Classic Cats
  • Chapter 12: Resurrecting the Master's Glass
  • Chapter 13: The Antique Telescpe in the Twenty-First Century
  • Epilogue: Sailing to Byzantium
  • References and Bibliography
  • Glossary
  • Index.

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