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Giant Telescopes: Astronomical Ambition and the Promise of Technology

By W. Patrick McCray

Book information

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
2006
ISBN
9780674275171
DOI
10.4159/9780674275171
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (14071698 bytes)
Pages
376\376
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 08:43:26

Description

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 story behind the planning and construction of modern scientific tools, offering a detailed view of the technological and political transformation of astronomy in the postwar era.

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