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Stairway to the Stars
Barry Parker
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Description for Stairway to the Stars
Hardback. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
The author combines "the history of Mauna Kea, the Hawaiian 13,795-foot-high site of nine telescopes, with vignettes of the astronomers who work there...Stories concerning political, environmental, and scientific battles are ...[included with] descriptions of telescope construction and use. " (Choice).
The author combines "the history of Mauna Kea, the Hawaiian 13,795-foot-high site of nine telescopes, with vignettes of the astronomers who work there...Stories concerning political, environmental, and scientific battles are ...[included with] descriptions of telescope construction and use. " (Choice).
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306447631
SKU
V9780306447631
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
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