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Eyes on the Universe : the Story of the Telescope /

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 celeb...

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Main Author:	Moore, Patrick
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Springer London : Imprint : Springer, 1997.
Subjects:	Physics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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