Book ID: CBB000330964

Giant Telescopes: Astronomical Ambition and the Promise of Technology (2004)

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McCray, W. Patrick (Author)


Harvard University Press


Publication Date: 2004
Physical Details: 367 pp.; illus
Language: English

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Review O'Dell, C.R. (2006) Review of "Giant Telescopes: Astronomical Ambition and the Promise of Technology". Journal for the History of Astronomy (p. 245). unapi

Review Marché, Jordan D., II (2007) Review of "Giant Telescopes: Astronomical Ambition and the Promise of Technology". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 215). unapi

Review Tatarewicz, Joseph N. (2005) Review of "Giant Telescopes: Astronomical Ambition and the Promise of Technology". Technology and Culture (p. 238). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Hoskin, Michael A.
Sullivan, Kathryn D.
Gilmore, Alan
Swanner, Leandra A.
Zuidervaart, Huibert Jan
Wielebinski, Richard
Concepts
Telescopes
Astronomy
Scientific apparatus and instruments
Astronomical observatories
Instruments, astronomical
Patronage
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, late
20th century
18th century
17th century
21st century
Places
Netherlands
Germany
France
Melbourne (Victoria, Australia)
Lisbon (Portugal)
England
Institutions
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie
Leiden Observatory
Australian National University
Pulkovo Observatory
Lowell Observatory
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