The Universe in a Mirror: The Saga of the Hubble Telescope and the Visionaries who Built itPrinceton University Press, 2008 - 287 síður The Hubble Space Telescope has produced the most stunning images of the cosmos humanity has ever seen. This book tells the story of this telescope and the visionaries responsible for its extraordinary accomplishments. It takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most ambitious scientific instruments ever sent into space. |
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Foggy Vision | 1 |
Slow Start | 20 |
Getting Money | 47 |
Building It | 77 |
Saving It | 118 |
New Phenomena Not Yet Imagined | 157 |
Abandonment | 182 |
The Lure of the Unknown | 209 |
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