The universe in a mirror the saga of the hubble telescope and the visionaries who built it

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Zimmerman, Robert
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock Princeton University Press 2010
Subjects
Books & Reading- Literary Criticism
Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft) > History
Literary Criticism
Orbiting astronomical observatories
Outer space > Exploration
Semiotics & Theory- Language Arts & Disciplines
Space astronomy > History > 20th century
Translating & Interpreting- Dsa- Cfp- Dsb
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ISBN9780691146355
0691132976
9780691132976
0691146357

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Table of Contents:
  • The universe in a mirror: the saga of the hubble telescope and the visionaries who built it -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. Foggy Vision -- 2. Slow Start -- 3. Getting Money -- 4. Building It -- 5. Saving It -- 6. “New Phenomena Not Yet Imagined” -- 7. Abandonment -- 8. The Lure of the Unknown -- Afterword to the Paperback Edition -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.