Libro Stairway to the Stars: The Story of the World s Largest Observatory De Barry Parker

portada Stairway to the Stars: The Story of the World s Largest Observatory

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Springer

Autor

Barry Parker

Año

1994

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

350

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

ISBN13

9780306447631

N° edición

Categorías

Astronomía, espacio y tiempo

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

Barry Parker (Autor) · Springer · Tapa Dura

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Reseña del libro "Stairway to the Stars: The Story of the World s Largest Observatory"

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).