Stargazer: The Life and Times of the Telescope (2006)(en)(368s)

Watson F.978-1-74175-253-3

Reveals lucidly the history, science, and technology behind the telescope and the enormous impact that it has had for four hundred years

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Table of contents :
Title Page……Page 2
Contents……Page 4
Foreword……Page 5
Acknowledgements……Page 6
Prologue……Page 10
1 Power Telescopes……Page 13
2 The Eyes of Denmark……Page 30
3 Enigma……Page 49
4 Enlightenment……Page 67
5 Flowering……Page 81
6 Evolution……Page 96
7 On Reflection……Page 119
8 Mirror Image……Page 130
9 Scandal……Page 149
10 The Way to Heaven……Page 168
11 Astronomers Behaving Badly……Page 192
12 Leviathans……Page 210
13 Heartbreaker……Page 228
14 Dream Optics……Page 242
15 Silver and Glass……Page 260
16 Walking with Galaxies……Page 284
Epilogue……Page 295
Notes and Sources……Page 302
References……Page 324
Glossary……Page 335
The World’s Great Telescopes……Page 340
Index……Page 345