Giant telescopes astronomical ambition and the promise of technology /
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...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Main Author: | McCray, Patrick (W. Patrick) |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
Published: |
Cambridge, Mass. ; London :
Harvard University Press,
2006, ©2004.
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Edition: | 1st pbk. ed. |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | Texto completo |
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