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Eyes on the sky: a spectrum of telescopes

By Francis Graham-Smith

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9780198734277, 0198734271, 9780191053603, 0191053600
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (11004978 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
235\252
Time added
2017-01-21 08:00:00
Telescopes;History.;NATURE / Sky Observation;Teles

Description

Astronomy is experiencing a golden age, with a new generation of innovative telescopes yielding a flood of information on the Universe. This book traces the development of telescopes from Galileo to the present day, and explains the basic principles of telescopes that operate in different parts of electromagnetic spectrum. Abstract: Astronomy is experiencing a golden age, with a new generation of innovative telescopes yielding a flood of information on the Universe. This book traces the development of telescopes from Galileo to the present day, and explains the basic principles of telescopes that operate in different parts of electromagnetic spectrum. Read more...

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