Zimmerman, Robert,  1953- <br/><br/>
The universe in a mirror :  the saga of the Hubble Telescope and the visionaries who built it / 
Robert Zimmerman. 
 - Princeton, N.J. ;  Woodstock :  Princeton University Press,  c2008. 
 - xv, 287 p., [16] p. of plates :  ill. (some col.) ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-270) and index. 
<br/><br/>Foggy vision -- Slow start -- Getting money -- Building it -- Saving it -- "New phenomena not yet imagined" -- Abandonment -- The lure of the unknown. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780691132976 (hbk.) 0691132976 (hbk.) 0691146357 (pbk); 9780691146355 (pbk); 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007943159 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft)--History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Orbiting astronomical observatories.<br/>Space astronomy--History--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Outer space--Exploration.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QB500.268  / .Z56 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>522/.2919