Telescopes

Telescopes

by Cottrell, Geoffrey

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Geoffrey Cottrell describes the rise of telescopes from early optical examples to the sophisticated range of modern telescopes on Earth and in space, opening up the cosmos in views from radio waves to gamma rays. Looking forward, he discusses the possibilities of the new generation of telescopes in construction today

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Telescopes / Geoff Cottrell

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Geoffrey Cottrell describes the rise of telescopes from early optical examples to the sophisticated range of modern telescopes on Earth and in space, opening up the cosmos in views from radio waves to gamma rays. Looking forward, he discusses the possibilities of the new generation of telescopes in construction today

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2016

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Notes

Includes index

The Physical Object

  • Description:149 p. : : illustrations ; : 17 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780198745860, 0198745869
  • oclc:ocn968936568
  • LC Classification:QB88
  • Dewey Decimal:522.2

Table of Contents

Introduction -- Grasping light -- Through the looking glass -- Windows in the sky -- Instruments of light -- A mirror held up to nature -- The radio sky -- Space telescopes -- The next telescopes

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Subjects

Reflecting telescopes Télescopes

Writers

Cottrell, Geoffrey

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