A history of optical telescopes in astronomy. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Wilson Wall.
• Authors: Wall, Wilson
• Contents: Preface -- Table of Contents -- Book Summary -- Chapter 1: Astronomy as a Science in Need of a Tool -- Chapter 2: The Invention of the Telescope -- Chapter 3: Developments in Optics and the Newly Invented Telescope -- Chapter 4: Aerial Refractor Telescopes and the Development of Reflectors -- Chapter 5: The Ascent of the Mirror Lens and Reflecting Telescopes -- Chapter 6: Industrial Life Creating Fine Instruments and Polluting the Skies -- Chapter 7: Moving Observations off the Planet -- Chapter 8: The Hubble Space Telescope -- Chapter 9: The Future: James Webb and Beyond -- Chapter 10: Timeline of the Optical Telescope -- Chapter 11: People in the Text -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 520; Physics; Telescopes -- History; SCIENCE -- Astronomy; Astronomy; Telescopes; Science -- History; Technology & Engineering -- History; Science -- Physics; History of science; History of engineering & technology; History; Astronomy, space & time; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319990880; 3319990888
• Related ISBNs: 9783319990873; 331999087X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 04, 2018).
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