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The universe in a mirror : the saga of the Hubble Telescope and the visionaries who built it

text The universe in a mirror : the saga of the Hubble Telescope and the visionaries who built it

Summary

"The Universe in a Mirror" describes the heated battles between scientists and bureaucrats, the perseverance of astronauts to repair and maintain the telescope, and more.

Contents

Foggy vision -- Slow start -- Getting money -- Building it -- Saving it -- "New phenomena not yet imagined" -- Abandonment -- The lure of the unknown.

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Description
xv, 287 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Publisher
Princeton University Press 2008

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 522.2919 ZIM in Adult Non-fiction Reshelving

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