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The Universe in a Mirror : The Saga of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Visionaries Who Built It /

"The Universe in a Mirror" describes the heated battles between scientists and bureaucrats, the perseverance of astronauts to repair and maintain the telescope, and more.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal:	Zimmerman, Robert, 1953-
Formato:	Electrónico eBook
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	Woodstock : Princeton University Press, 2008.
Colección:	Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:	Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft) Hubble Space Telescope > Histoire. Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft) > History. Hubble-Weltraumteleskop Space astronomy. Orbiting astronomical observatories. Exploration of outer space. SCIENCE > Physics > Astrophysics. NATURE > Sky Observation. Astronomie spatiale > Histoire > 20e siecle. OAO (Satellites artificiels) Space astronomy > History > 20th century. Outer space. Espace extra-atmospherique > Exploration. Outer space > Exploration. History. Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:	Texto completo

Tabla de Contenidos:

Foggy vision
Slow start
Getting money
Building it
Saving it
"New phenomena not yet imagined"
Abandonment
The lure of the unknown.