The universe in a mirror : the saga of the Hubble Telescope and the visionaries who built it / Robert Zimmerman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, c2008.Description: xv, 287 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780691132976 (hbk.)
  • 0691132976 (hbk.)
  • 0691146357 (pbk);
  • 9780691146355 (pbk);
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 522/.2919 22
LOC classification:
  • QB500.268 .Z56 2008
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Contents:
Foggy vision -- Slow start -- Getting money -- Building it -- Saving it -- "New phenomena not yet imagined" -- Abandonment -- The lure of the unknown.
Summary: "The Universe in a Mirror" describes the heated battles between scientists and bureaucrats, the perseverance of astronauts to repair and maintain the telescope, and more.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-270) and index.

Foggy vision -- Slow start -- Getting money -- Building it -- Saving it -- "New phenomena not yet imagined" -- Abandonment -- The lure of the unknown.

"The Universe in a Mirror" describes the heated battles between scientists and bureaucrats, the perseverance of astronauts to repair and maintain the telescope, and more.

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