Stargazer: The Life and Times of the Telescope - Couverture souple

Watson, Fred

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0306814838 ISBN 13 : 9780306814839

Editeur : Da Capo Press, 2006

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr. Fred Watson is Astronomer-in-Charge of the Anglo-Australian Observatory at Coonabarabran in central New South Wales, where he is responsible for the scientific output of Australia's largest optical telescope. He writes regularly for Sky & Space magazine.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Da Capo Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0306814838
• ISBN 13: 9780306814839
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
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