Spacecraft for Astronomy |
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| Author:
| Angelo, Joseph A.
Angelo, Joseph A. |
| Series title: | Frontiers in Space Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8160-5774-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2006 |
| Publisher: | Facts On File, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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Examines the important roles that astronomical instruments play above the Earth's atmosphere. This volume also describes the historic events, scientific principles, and technical breakthroughs that allow complex orbiting astronomical observatories to increase our understanding of the universe, its origin, and its destiny.
Examines the important roles that astronomical instruments play above the Earth's atmosphere. This volume also describes the historic events, scientific principles, and technical breakthroughs that allow complex orbiting astronomical observatories to increase our understanding of the universe, its origin, and its destiny.