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Author:

Zimmerman, Robert, 1953-

Title:

The universe in a mirror : the saga of the Hubble Telescope and the visionaries who built it / Robert Zimmerman ; with a new afterword by the author.

Publisher:

Princeton University Press,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

xv, 295 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft)--History.
Orbiting astronomical observatories.
Space astronomy--History--20th century.
Outer space--Exploration.

Notes:

Reprint. Originally published: c2008. With new afterword. Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-278) and index.

Contents:

Foggy vision -- Slow start -- Getting money -- Building it -- Saving it -- "New phenomena not yet imagined" -- Abandonment -- The lure of the unknown.

Summary:

The Hubble Space Telescope has transformed our understanding of the universe, revealing new information about its age and evolution, the life cycle of stars, and the existence of black holes, among other discoveries. This book tells the story of the Hubble Space Telescope and the people responsible for it.

ISBN:

0691146357
9780691146355 (pbk.)

LCCN:

bl2010010421

Locations:

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)