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Eyes on the Universe

The Story of the Telescope

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  • © 1997

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  1. Patrick Moore
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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Before the Telescope

    • Patrick Moore
    Pages 1-6

  3. The Very first Telescope

    • Patrick Moore
    Pages 7-12

  4. Aerial Telescopes - and others

    • Patrick Moore
    Pages 13-18

  5. Enter the Reflector

    • Patrick Moore
    Pages 19-25

  6. William Herschel

    • Patrick Moore
    Pages 26-33

  7. The “Leviathan of Parsonstown”

    • Patrick Moore
    Pages 34-42

  8. The Age of the Great Refractors

    • Patrick Moore
    Pages 43-52

  9. George Ellery Hale and the Hooker Telescope

    • Patrick Moore
    Pages 53-59

  10. Palomar

    • Patrick Moore
    Pages 60-68

  11. The New Telescopes

    • Patrick Moore
    Pages 69-81

  12. The Summit of Mauna Kea

    • Patrick Moore
    Pages 82-87

  13. From Sussex to La Palma

    • Patrick Moore
    Pages 88-94

  14. Telescopes of Many Kinds

    • Patrick Moore
    Pages 95-101

  15. Telescopes Beyond the Earth

    • Patrick Moore
    Pages 102-107

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 108-120
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About this book

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 celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the world's longest-running television programme, the BBC's The Sky at Night, the book takes an enthusiastic look at the development of astronomical telescopes. It provides its readers with a fascinating overview of the way astronomical telescopes have evolved with technology during the past 450 years. Amateur and professional astronomers alike will find this book both entertaining and instructive.

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"By reading this book, one understands better how a TV programme like "the Sky at Night" may celebrate its 40th anniversary." Physicalia

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Eyes on the Universe

  • Book Subtitle: The Story of the Telescope

  • Authors: Patrick Moore

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0627-2

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-76164-8Published: 25 April 1997

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-0627-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 120

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 135 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrophysics and Astroparticles

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