Stairway To The Stars: The Story Of The World'slargest Observatory

Stairway To The Stars: The Story Of The World'slargest Observatory

Barry Parker
$22.99
Publication Date: August 2nd, 2001
Publisher:
Basic Books
ISBN:
9780738205786
Pages:
360

Description

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).

About the Author

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.