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- catalog abstract "Eyes on the Universe is an illustrated history of the telescope, beginning with pre-telescopic observatories and the refractors of Galileo, Lippershey and Digges, and ending with the most modern instruments including - of course - the Hubble Space Telescope. Written by Dr Patrick Moore CBE, to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the world's longest-running television programme, the BBC's The Sky at Night, the book takes an enthusiastic look at the development of astronomical telescopes. It provides its readers with a fascinating overview of the way astronomical telescopes have evolved with technology during the past 450 years. Amateur and professional astronomers alike will find this book both entertaining and instructive.".
- catalog contributor b10481957.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "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 the 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 -- App. 1. The History of the Telescope -- App. 2. Some Great Telescopes.".
- catalog description "Eyes on the Universe is an illustrated history of the telescope, beginning with pre-telescopic observatories and the refractors of Galileo, Lippershey and Digges, and ending with the most modern instruments including - of course - the Hubble Space Telescope. Written by Dr Patrick Moore CBE, to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the world's longest-running television programme, the BBC's The Sky at Night, the book takes an enthusiastic look at the development of astronomical telescopes. It provides its readers with a fascinating overview of the way astronomical telescopes have evolved with technology during the past 450 years. Amateur and professional astronomers alike will find this book both entertaining and instructive.".
- catalog extent "viii, 114 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Eyes on the universe.".
- catalog identifier "3540761640".
- catalog isFormatOf "Eyes on the universe.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; New York : Springer,".
- catalog relation "Eyes on the universe.".
- catalog subject "522/.2/09 21".
- catalog subject "Physics.".
- catalog subject "QB88 .M663 1997".
- catalog subject "Telescopes History.".
- catalog subject "Telescopes.".
- catalog tableOfContents "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 the 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 -- App. 1. The History of the Telescope -- App. 2. Some Great Telescopes.".
- catalog title "Eyes on the universe : the story of the telescope / by Patrick Moore.".
- catalog type "text".