An Acre of Glass: A History and Forecast of the Telescope
Author:   J. B. Zirker
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:  

9780801882340


Pages:   368
Publication Date:   01 October 2005
Recommended Age:   From 18
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   J. B. Zirker
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.658kg
ISBN:  

9780801882340


ISBN 10:   0801882346
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   01 October 2005
Recommended Age:   From 18
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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<p> Zirker has succeeded in bringing together the past, present and future in this compact and readable book. Through the telescopes, he tells of the people, the science, the technology, the problems, and the future. If you have only one book on the history of astronomy, this should be it. -- Charles J. Vukotich, Jr., Astrophile


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J. B. Zirker, former director of the National Solar Observatory, is the author of Sunquakes: Probing the Interior of the Sun (Johns Hopkins); Journey from the Center of the Sun; and Total Eclipses of the Sun.

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