Stairway to the Stars Barry R. PARKER

Name: Stairway to the Stars By Barry R. PARKER
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Stairway to the Stars by Barry R. PARKER

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"The author combines ""the history of Mauna Kea, the Hawaiian 13,795-foot-high site of nine telescopes, with vignettes of the astronomers who work there.... Stories concerning political, environmental,"

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Stairway to the Stars: The Story of the World's Largest Observatory by Barry R. PARKER

The author combines "the history of Mauna Kea, the Hawaiian 13,795-foot-high site of nine telescopes, with vignettes of the astronomers who work there. . . . Stories concerning political, environmental, and scientific battles are . . . [included with] descriptions of telescope construction and use." (Choice).

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Sku

GOR012831367

ISBN 13

9780306447631

ISBN 10

0306447630

Title

Stairway to the Stars: The Story of the World's Largest Observatory by Barry R. PARKER

Author

Barry R. PARKER

Condition

Used - Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Springer Science+Business Media

Year published

1994-09-30

Number of pages

350

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