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005			20200513152534.0
008			190506s2019 xx a b 000 0 eng d
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020			_a1445684136
020			_a9781445684130
035			_a(OCoLC)1099946890
092			_a520.9 _bC711
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aCollings Petersen, Carolyn.
245	1	4	_aThe discovery of the universe : _ba history of astronomy and observatories / _cCarolyn Collins Petersen.
260			_aGloucestershire, United Kingdom : _bAmberley Publishing, _c2019.
300			_a288 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
505	0		_a1.Introduction to the Observatory -- 2.The Early History of Observatories -- 3.The Spread of Observatories -- 4.The Twentieth Century and Beyond -- 5.Eyes in the Sky: Space-based Observatories -- 6.Unusual Observatories and Celestial Targets -- 7.Observatories of the Future -- 8.Observatories in Backyards, Education, and Popular Culture.
520			_aThis book charts the progress of astronomy through the observatories used throughout history, from the earliest such as Stonehenge, to places like Birr Castle with its Leviathan telescope used by Herschel. There are places where the secrets of the universe were first unlocked by science. The book also describes instruments now in use around the planet. These technological marvels range from the Mauna Kea Observatories in Hawai'i to Antarctica. In addition, astronomers today use an array of orbiting observatories, and the book looks at Hubble, solar telescopes, and the most advanced telescopes launching in the near future (such as James Webb Space Telescope), plus ground-based observatories which now have near "Hubble" standards of accuracy, despite peering into space through our atmosphere. This book looks at the amazing science that has been done using the world's suite of observatories and spacecraft. It presents examples of astronomical discoveries made across the spectrum and the universe, using illustrations to give the reader a clear visual impression of the depth and breadth of astronomy research being done. These can show the most distant galaxies, the first stars, and neighboring stars with planets, all made visible by astronomers' and scientists' ingenuity over centuries.
650		0	_aAstronomy _xHistory. _927861
650		0	_aAstronomical observatories _xHistory.
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