Stargazer: The Life and Times of the Telescope
by Fred Watson
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Author: Fred WatsonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-06-12
ISBN: 0306814838
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Summary of Stargazer: The Life and Times of the Telescope
The history of the telescope is a rich story of human ingenuity and perseverance involving some of the most colorful figures of the scientific world- Galileo, Johann Kepler, Isaac Newton, William Herschel, George Ellery Hale, and Edwin Hubble.Stargazer brings to life these brilliant, if sometimes quirky, scientists as they turned their eyes and ideas to the stars. Written by one of Australia's top astronomers, Stargazer reveals lucidly, and without technical jargon (but with a dash of humor), the history, science, and technology behind the telescope, and the enormous impact that it has had for four hundred years on how we have come to understand our universe.
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