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Perfect Machine : Building the Palomar Telescope by Ronald Florence (1994, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100060182059

ISBN-139780060182052

eBay Product ID (ePID)1992218

Product Key Features

Original LanguageEnglish

Book TitlePerfect Machine : Building the Palomar Telescope

Number of Pages464 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPhysics / Optics & Light, General, History

Publication Year1994

IllustratorYes

GenreTechnology & Engineering, Science, History

AuthorRonald Florence

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight28.9 Oz

Item Length11.1 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN93-046374

Dewey Edition20

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal522/.29794/98

SynopsisFifty years after its completion, the 200-inch telescope at Mount Palomar is still among the most powerful on earth. Now, Ronald Florence presents the sweeping saga of the telescope's construction--and the scientists, engineers, and builders who dedicated themselves to the awesome perfection of this machine.

LC Classification NumberQB88.F55 1994