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A Visitor´s Guide to the Kitt Peak Observatories
Leslie Sage
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Description for A Visitor´s Guide to the Kitt Peak Observatories
paperback. A guide to the Kitt Peak telescopes. Num Pages: 118 pages, 2 b/w illus. 86 colour illus. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 147.
The Kitt Peak National Observatory is located in the Quinlan Mountains, southwest of Tucson, Arizona. For more than 40 years, astronomers have used the telescopes here to make many remarkable discoveries about the Universe. Today, Kitt Peak is the most visited astronomical observatory site in the world. With over twenty telescopes of different types and sizes, the site gives visitors an indication of the great diversity of modern astronomy. This guide gives a comprehensive tour of the Kitt Peak telescopes, and introduces some of the important science that is done with them. It also points out some of the ... Read more
The Kitt Peak National Observatory is located in the Quinlan Mountains, southwest of Tucson, Arizona. For more than 40 years, astronomers have used the telescopes here to make many remarkable discoveries about the Universe. Today, Kitt Peak is the most visited astronomical observatory site in the world. With over twenty telescopes of different types and sizes, the site gives visitors an indication of the great diversity of modern astronomy. This guide gives a comprehensive tour of the Kitt Peak telescopes, and introduces some of the important science that is done with them. It also points out some of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
118
Condition
New
Number of Pages
118
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521006521
SKU
V9780521006521
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About Leslie Sage
Leslie Sage is a Senior Editor of Nature, and a Research Associate in the Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland. Gail Aschenbrenner is a Public Affairs Officer in the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Tucson, Arizona.
Reviews for A Visitor´s Guide to the Kitt Peak Observatories
'… it is a fascinating insight into what must be a delightful experience. … For those planning such a trip this book is essential packing, for the rest of us well it's the next best thing!' Astronomy and Space