An acre of glass
a history and forecast of the telescope
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Author
Publication
2006 - Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland
Language
English
Word Count
85,750 words, Guess
Page Count
343 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3395817M
- ISBN-100801882346
- OCLC Control Number58546337
- OCLC Control Numberacreofglasshisto00zirk
- Library of Congress Control Number2005007786
and 2 more
- Goodreads306055
- LibraryThing4137146
Classifications
- DDC681/.4123
- LCCQB88 .Z57 2006
Description
"An Acre of Glass describes how recent innovations in telescope technology have led to the construction of giant, ground-based observatories and to an explosive development in astronomy."--Jacket.
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