Stairway to the Stars: The Story of the World'slargest Observatory - Paperback
by Barry Parker
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Availability:In StockContributor:Barry ParkerSeries:Story of the World'slargest ObservatoryTheme:Cultural Region/Oceania, Geographic Orientation/HawaiiPublish date:1/1/2002Pages:360
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9780738205786ISBN-10:0738205788UPC:9780738205786Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Space Science, Scientific InstrumentsBook Topic:AstronomySize:8.32 x 5.46 x 0.71 inchesWeight:0.413Product ID:SC6VRE334Z
The author combines "the history of Mauna Kea, the Hawaiian 13,795-foot-high site of nine telescopes, with vignettes of the astronomers who work there. . . . Stories concerning political, environmental, and scientific battles are . . . [included with] descriptions of telescope construction and use." (Choice).
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9780738205786ISBN-10:0738205788UPC:9780738205786Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Space Science, Scientific InstrumentsBook Topic:AstronomySize:8.32 x 5.46 x 0.71 inchesWeight:0.413Product ID:SC6VRE334Z
Barry Parker, Ph.D, is an award-winning science writer and the author of eleven highly acclaimed books in popular science, including Alien Life, Cosmic Time Travel, Einstein's Dream, and Einstein's Brainchild.
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