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Stairway to the Stars: The Story of the World S Largest Observatory

Stairway to the Stars: The Story of the World S Largest Observatory

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Publisher's Synopsis

The author combines "the history of Mauna Kea, the Hawaiian 13,795-foot-high site of nine telescopes, with vignettes of the astronomers who work there...Stories concerning political, environmental, and scientific battles are ...[included with] descriptions of telescope construction and use. " (Choice).

Book information

ISBN: 9780306447631
Publisher: Springer US
Imprint: Springer
Pub date:
DEWEY: 522.199691
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 350
Weight: 463g
Height: 230mm
Width: 146mm
Spine width: 25mm