Pendergrast, Mark.
Contents: The mirror of the soul -- Magic visions -- Fields of light -- The rational mirror -- Looking-glass literature -- A new way of seeing -- Grasping the universe -- Kaleidoscopic light waves -- Big eye -- The vanity business -- Celestial radios, divine x-rays -- Beyond Palomar -- Final reflections : illusions and realities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 535.323 PENStille, Darlene R.
Summary: "An introduction to observatories in space with information about their history and use. Includes diagrams, fun facts, glossary, resource list, and index"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Check out the latest images the Hubble Space Telescope has captured of our Milky Way Galaxy--and beyond."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2020
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 520 MEYCall number: DVD 520 MEY
Summary: "How did NASA engineers build and launch the most ambitious telescope of all time? Follow the dramatic story of the James Webb Space Telescope -- the most complex machine ever launched into space. If it works, scientists believe that this new eye on the universe will peer deeper back in time and space than ever before to the birth of galaxies, and may even be able to "sniff" the atmospheres of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ULTGunn, Chris
Summary: "Photo documentary of the creation and launch of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the world's largest orbiting astronomy observatory"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The MIT Press 2023
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 522 GUNRead, John A.
Summary: John A. Read covers everything needed to identify constellations, planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae and more. Inquisitive stargazers will find planet hunting and star hopping easy with clearly plotted routes and images of the sky both as seen by the naked eye and detailed views from a telescope.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Formac Publishing Company Limited 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523 REAGifford, Clive
Summary: "How does a spacesuit work? What is a probe? What are the parts of a Mars rover? Readers discover the answers to these and many more questions about the technology used to explore space in this fun and fact-filled guide to a high-interest science topic. Detailed and informative images are the focal point of this learning experience, with each chapter devoted to full-color photographs, diagrams,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.4 GIFKanipe, Jeff
Contents: Hunting for snarks -- The race for the most distant galaxies -- To the end of the beginning -- Cosmic canvas -- The egg before the chicken -- It stinks, but it rocks -- Keck : sailing across an unknown ocean -- Peculiar universe -- Distant reflections in a nearby universe -- More of everything.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hill and Wang 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.112 KANMurray, Julie
Summary: Discusses the history and technology behind telescopes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Zoom 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 522.2 MURBooth, Char
Summary: Whether or not "instruction" appears in their job titles, librarians are often in the position of educating their users, colleagues, and peers to successfully locate and evaluate information. Because MLIS education tends to offer less-than-comprehensive preparation in pedagogy and instructional design, this book tackles the challenge of effective teaching and training head-on. In this book the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Library Association 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 028.7 BOOSummary: Includes film from the May 2009 mission to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope, as well as images captured by the telescope, and a series of scientifically realistic space flights based on Hubble data.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Entertainment 2011
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV HUBSimon, Seymour.
Summary: Explains new discoveries about the universe made possible by the Hubble Telescope.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: 520 SimonDeVorkin, David H.
Summary: "To celebrate NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and its 25 years of accomplishments, let The Hubble Cosmos fill your mind with big ideas, brilliant imagery, and a new understanding of the universe in which we live. Relive key moments in the monumental Hubble story, from launch through major new instrumentation to the promise of discoveries to come. With more than 150 photographs including Hubble...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2015
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 522 DEVCobb, Vicki.
Summary: Renowned science author Vicki Cobb illuminates the scientific principles of light and reflection in a way that even the youngest kids can understand.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Preschool Cobb 2002Gehl, Laura
Summary: "A picture book biography of Nancy Grace Roman, the astronomer who overcame obstacles such as weakening eyesight and teachers who did not believe astronomy was an appropriate career for a woman to lead the NASA team to build the Hubble Space Telescope. This is the empowering story of a female scientist's triumphs at a time when society discouraged women from pursuing scientific careers. It is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROMMuirden, James.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 522.2 MUIPanek, Richard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 522.209 PANNorth, Gerald.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 520 NORScagell, Robin.
Summary: This practical guide reveals what to expect from a telescope and how to choose the right one, giving straightforward explanations of how they work, and how to progress from first-time user to hobby observer. It gives helpful advice on setting up and using any telescope, and provices lists of objects to look at with different sizes of telescope, including galaxies, nebulae, photographic objects...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 522 SCAZambreno, Kate.
Summary: In the first half of Kate Zambreno's astoundingly original collection, the narrator regales us with incisive and witty swatches from a life lived inside a brilliant mind, meditating on aging and vanity, fame and failure, writing and writers, along with portraits of everyone from Susan Sontag to Amal Clooney, Maurice Blanchot to Louise Brooks. The series of essays that follow, on figures central...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 ZAMSummary: An essential guide to milestone developments in astronomy, telling the story of our ideas about space, time, and the physics of the cosmos--from ancient times to the present day. From planets and stars to black holes and the Big Bang, take a journey through the wonders of the universe. Featuring topics from the Copernican Revolution to the mind-boggling theories of recent science, The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dk Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 520 ASTSummary: "In July 2022, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope released its first images, looking further back in time than ever before to show the universe in stunningly beautiful detail. But that was just the beginning. With tons of new data and spectacular images flooding in, Webb is allowing scientists to peer deep in time to try to answer some of astronomy's biggest questions. When--and how--did the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023