Giant Telescopes
W. Patrick McCray
Harvard University Press, 2006
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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.
- ISBN-13
- 9780674019966
- ISBN-10
- 0674019962
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Year
- 2006
- Publication date
- 2006-04-01
- Pages
- 376
- Dimensions
- 235x157x21
- Weight
- 548