An Acre of Glass: A History and Forecast of the Telescope - J. B. Zirker - Books - Johns Hopkins University Press - 9780801882340 - January 23, 2006
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J. B. Zirker
An Acre of Glass: A History and Forecast of the Telescope

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How many pack animals does it take to get a telescope to the top of a mountain? How do you make the shape of a 6-foot-wide mirror accurate to within a 1,000th the thickness of a human hair? This title answers these questions and more, providing technical detail about how a telescope is made and what the next generation can hope to see.

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released January 23, 2006
ISBN13 9780801882340
Publishers Johns Hopkins University Press
Pages 368
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 30 mm   ·   658 g

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