Eyes on the Universe

The Story of the Telescope

Patrick Moore (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

VIII, 120 Seiten

1997
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-76164-8 (ISBN)

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Eyes on the Universe is an illustrated history of the telescope, beginning with pre-telescopic observatories and the refractors of Galileo, Lippershey and Digges, and ending with the most modern instruments including - of course - the Hubble Space Telescope. Written by Dr Patrick Moore CBE, to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the world's longest-running television programme, the BBC's The Sky at Night, the book takes an enthusiastic look at the development of astronomical telescopes. It provides its readers with a fascinating overview of the way astronomical telescopes have evolved with technology during the past 450 years. Amateur and professional astronomers alike will find this book both entertaining and instructive.

1 Before the Telescope.- 2 The Very First Telescopes.- 3 Aerial Telescopes - and others.- 4 Enter the Reflector.- 5 William Herschel.- 6 The "Leviathan of Parsonstown ".- 7 The Age of the Great Refractors.- 8 George Ellery Hale and the Hooker Telescope.- 9 Palomar.- 10 The New Telescopes.- 11 The Summit of Mauna Kea.- 12 From Sussex to La Palma.- 13 Telescopes of Many Kinds.- 14 Telescopes Beyond the Earth.- Epilogue Into the Future.- Appendix 1 The History of the Telescope.- Appendix 2 Some Great Telescopes.

"By reading this book, one understands better how a TV programme like "the Sky at Night" may celebrate its 40th anniversary." Physicalia

Erscheint lt. Verlag	25.4.1997
Zusatzinfo	VIII, 120 p. 136 illus., 135 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	252 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
Schlagworte	Astronomie, Geschichte • earth • Galileo Galilei • instruments • Observatory • telescope • Teleskop
ISBN-10	3-540-76164-0 / 3540761640
ISBN-13	978-3-540-76164-8 / 9783540761648
Zustand	Neuware