Eyes on the universe : the story of the telescope / by Patrick Moore.
Pubblicazione:
London : Springer, c1997.
Descrizione fisica:
VIII, 114 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Foreword. Introduction 1. Before the telescope 2. The very first telescopes 3. Aerial telescopes and others 4. Enter the reflector 5. William Herschel 6. The Leviathan of Parsonstown 7. The age of great refractors 8. George Ellery Hale and the Hooker telescope 9. Palomar 10. The new telescopes 11. The summit of Mauna Kea 12. From Sussex to La Palma 13. Telescopes of many kinds 14. Telescopes beyond the Earth. Epilogue: Into the future. Appendix 1: The history of telescope. Appendix 2: Some great telescopes. Index
