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Giant Telescopes Astronomical Ambition And the Promise of Technology
by McCray, Patrick
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- ISBN-13: 9780674019966
- ISBN: 0674019962
- Publication Date: 2006
- Publisher: Harvard University Press
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By focusing on the history of the Gemini Observatory - twin eight-metre telescopes located in Hawaii and Chile, McCray tells the story behind the planning and construction of these modern scientific tools. His study reveals the technological and political transformation of astronomy in the post-war era.McCray, Patrick is the author of 'Giant Telescopes Astronomical Ambition And the Promise of Technology', published 2006 under ISBN 9780674019966 and ISBN 0674019962.
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