{"product_id":"lenses-light-and-the-infinite-pierce-jumper-9798285805038","title":"Lenses, Light, and the Infinite Night: A History of the Telescope and Our Ever-Expanding View of the Cosmos","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Galileo's humble spyglass to spaceborne observatories that glimpse the edge of time, this is the epic story of how humanity learned to see the universe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor over 400 years, the telescope has reshaped not just astronomy, but our very understanding of our place in the cosmos. \u003ci\u003eLenses, Light, and the Infinite Night\u003c\/i\u003e traces the sweeping, often surprising history of this revolutionary instrument-from the dim candlelit workshops of the Renaissance to the golden mirrors of James Webb and the continent-spanning radio eyes that captured a black hole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with rich detail and poetic clarity, this book weaves together science, invention, cultural shifts, and the bold personalities who dared to look up and question everything. Meet the artisans who ground lenses by hand, the women who measured the stars from glass plates, and the engineers who turned entire mountainsides into galactic sentinels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, readers will discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe forgotten innovators of medieval optics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eGalileo's explosive discoveries and their cultural consequences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rise of observatories and the age of astronomer-explorers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe silent revolution of astrophotography and space telescopes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe unfolding future of mega-arrays, adaptive optics, and gravitational wave detection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a scientific history, this is a human story-of wonder, risk, error, correction, and triumph. It is a celebration of our longest gaze outward-and the questions we're only beginning to ask.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a stargazer, a science teacher, a student of history, or simply someone who's ever paused beneath the stars, \u003ci\u003eLenses, Light, and the Infinite Night\u003c\/i\u003e will leave you looking up-with deeper awe and clearer sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pierce Jumper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798285805038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d","brand":"Pierce Jumper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48996927668479,"sku":"9798285805038","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lenses-light-and-the-infinite-pierce-jumper-9798285805038","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}