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Telescopes: A Very Short Introduction

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Publisher Description

Geoffrey Cottrell describes the rise of telescopes from early optical examples to the sophisticated range of modern telescopes on Earth and in space, opening up the cosmos in views from radio waves to gamma rays. Looking forward, he discusses the possibilities of the new generation of telescopes in construction today.

GENRE
Science & Nature
RELEASED
2016
December 1
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
144
Pages
PUBLISHER
OUP Oxford
SELLER
The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford trading as Oxford University Press
SIZE
7.2
MB

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