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The sweeping saga of the construction of the 200-inch telescope at Mount Palomar--presented with photos and illustrations and told with such drama and evocative detail that Arthur C. Clarke proclaimed: "Over to you, Pulitzer Prize Committee.""A superb history by a super writer and historian."--Allan SandageA
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"A superb history by a super writer and historian."-- Allan Sandage "Over to you, Pulitzer Prize Committee."-- Arthur C. Clarke
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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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