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Infinite vistas : new tools for astronomy /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Cornell, James, 1938-, Carr, John
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scribner, [1985]
Subjects:
Telescopes.
Astronomical instruments.
Astronomy > Research.
Table of Contents:
  • First light, the space telescope / Alan P. Lightman
  • Giant telescopes and tall mountains / David W. Latham
  • Speckle imagery / Robert Stacknik
  • Slicing the sky / Wesley A. Traub
  • Antenna Earth / Mark J. Reid
  • Shortwave radio / Paul T.P. Ho
  • The cool sky, infrared astronomy / Steven P. Willner
  • Probing the Sun's secrets / George L. Withbroe
  • AXAF, a permanent X-ray observatory in space / Martin V. Zombeck
  • The gamma-ray universe / Trevor C. Weekes
  • Humans, the universe, and tools for astronomy / George B. Field.