The perfect machine : building the Palomar telescope /
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| Author / Creator: | Florence, Ronald |
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| Imprint: | New York : HarperCollins, c1994. |
| Description: | x, 451 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1681915 |
| Summary: | Fifty years after its completion, the 200-inch telescope at Mount Palomar is still among the most powerful on earth. Now, Ronald Florence presents the sweeping saga of the telescope's construction--and the scientists, engineers, and builders who dedicated themselves to the awesome perfection of this machine. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 451 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [421]-434) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0060182059 |
