Book ID: CBB256339211

Wolf Telescopes: A Collection of Historical Telescopes (2016)

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Wolf, Edward D. (Author)


Self-published by the author


Publication Date: 2016
Physical Details: 365
Language: English

The Wolf Telescope collection book features a wide variety of telescopes primarily from the 1700s and 1800s made by more than seventy different makers. The book begins with background information about the collection and the author, and provides an introduction to the collection. In roughly the first half of the book the author presents 111 telescopes in nine virtual galleries where each telescope is highlighted with overview and detailed professional full-color photographs with supportive text including the maker(s), date and country of origin, optical features, accessories, etc. The last half of the book provides several illustrative comparison studies and extensive documentation of numerous restoration projects carried out by the author over a little more than a decade. In summary, the book provides beautifully photographed close-up views of selected optical floor-standing, tabletop (library), and handheld (spyglass) telescopes from the two-century period when astronomy opened our eyes to the universe surrounding us.

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Authors & Contributors
Tabatabaei, Seyyed Hadi
Nordenmark, Nils Viktor Emanuel
Filippoupoliti, Anastasia
Fairman, Elisabeth R.
Art, Yale Center for British
Zuidervaart, Huibert Jan
Concepts
Telescopes
Astronomy
Scientific apparatus and instruments
Instruments, astronomical
Visual representation; visual communication
Science and culture
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
20th century
17th century
20th century, late
16th century
Places
Germany
Bath (England)
Melbourne (Victoria, Australia)
London (England)
United States
Netherlands
Institutions
Washburn Observatory
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie
Leiden Observatory
Royal Astronomical Society
Lick Observatory
Hubble Space Telescope
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