Giant Telescopes: Astronomical Ambition and the Promise of Technology

by W.PatrickMcCray (Author)

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  2006

  $29.01

  By focusing on the history of the Gemini Observatory - twin 8-metre telescopes located on mountain peaks in Hawaii and Chile - this work tells the story behind the planning and construction of modern scientific tools, offering a detailed view of the technological and political transformation of astronomy in the post-war era.