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Stairway to the Stars: The Story of the World's Largest Observatory (Hardcover)

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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, and scientific battles are . . . included with] descriptions of telescope construction and use." (Choice).

Product Details
ISBN: 9780306447631
ISBN-10: 0306447630
Publisher: Springer
Publication Date: January 1st, 1994
Pages: 350
Language: English