Stairway to the Stars: The Story of the World'slargest Observatory by Parker, Barry

Stairway to the Stars: The Story of the World'slargest Observatory (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738205786)

Vendor: Barry Parker
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Format: Paperback
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Stairway to the Stars: The Story of the World'slargest Observatory by Parker, Barry

Stairway to the Stars: The Story of the World'slargest Observatory

$22.99
Stairway to the Stars: The Story of the World'slargest Observatory by Parker, Barry

Stairway to the Stars: The Story of the World'slargest Observatory

$22.99
Format: Paperback
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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).

Author: Barry Parker
ISBN-10: 0738205788
ISBN-13: 9780738205786
Publisher: Basic Books
Language: English
Published: 08/02/2001
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.32h x 5.46w x 0.71d
By Barry Parker
By Barry Parker
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Barry Parker, Ph.D, is an award-winning science writer and the author of eleven highly acclaimed books in popular science, including Alien Life, Cosmic Time Travel, Einstein's Dream, and Einstein's Brainchild.

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