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Synopsis
On the conception, design, finance, construction, and operation of what was for decades the largest reflecting telescope. A lively story engagingly told. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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"A superb history by a super writer and historian."-- Allan Sandage "Over to you, Pulitzer Prize Committee."-- Arthur C. Clarke
About the Author
Ronald Florence was educated at Berkeley and Harvard. The author of five previous books, he lives with his wife and son on the Connecticut shore, where they raise Cotswold sheep.
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- PublisherHarpercollins
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0060182059
- ISBN 13 9780060182052
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
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