A lively and well-illustrated history of the development of the telescope and its impact on science and society The telescope is undoubtedly one of the world's most far-reaching inventions, one which, for the past four centuries, has stood at the forefront of human discovery. From its humble beginnings in seventeenth-century Holland, when a simple spectacle-maker first presented his invention to his country's military leaders, to today's colossal structures housed in space-age cathedrals, the telescope has unlocked nature's ...
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A lively and well-illustrated history of the development of the telescope and its impact on science and society The telescope is undoubtedly one of the world's most far-reaching inventions, one which, for the past four centuries, has stood at the forefront of human discovery. From its humble beginnings in seventeenth-century Holland, when a simple spectacle-maker first presented his invention to his country's military leaders, to today's colossal structures housed in space-age cathedrals, the telescope has unlocked nature's secrets. And in the past decade, the Hubble Space Telescope has brought us to the very edges of the universe, and the very beginning of time. So just how did this revolutionary instrument - a potent mix of art, science and engineering - reach it present level of sophistication? The history of the telescope is a rich story of human ingenuity and perseverance involving some of the most colourful figures of the scientific world - Galileo, Johann Kepler, Isaac Newton, William Herschel, George Ellery Hale and Edwin Hubble. Stargazer brings to life the story of these brilliant and sometime quirky, scientists as they turned their eyes and ideas beyond what anyone thought possible. Fred Watson, one of Australia's tope astronomers, writes clearly and skillfully, without technical jargon but with a dash of humour, explaining the science and technology behind the telescope, and the enormous impact that it has had for four hundred years on how we have come to understand our universe.
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Like New. Great book! Advanced Reading Copy. No marks, no spine creases & mild wear on cover. From Publishers Weekly It's perhaps surprising that an instrument as seemingly simple as the telescope has had a large impact on human history, from changes in warfare to helping us understand our place in the cosmos. Watson, the astronomer in charge of.
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