Classic Telescopes: A Guide to Collecting, Restoring, and Using Telescopes of Yesteryear - Softcover

English, Neil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 146144425X ISBN 13: 9781461444251

Publisher: Springer, 2012

Synopsis

Preface: The Appeal of Yesteryear.-Chapter 1: The Dollond Century.- Chapter 2: A Yorkshireman Makes Good.- Chapter 3: Once Upon a Time in America.- Chapter 4: Zeiss is Nice.- Chapter 5: The Story of Broadhurst, Clarkson & Fuller.- Chapter 6: The 60mm Brigade.- Chapter 7: Classic Specula.- Chapter 8: The Age of Unitron.- Chapter 9: Die Zauberflöte.- Chapter 10: Pioneers of the New Glass.- Chaper 11: Classic Cats.- Chapter 12: Resurrecting the Master's Glass.- Chapter 13: The Antique Telescpe in the Twenty-First Century.- Epilogue: Sailing to Byzantium.- References and Bibliography.- Glossary.- Index.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 146144425X
• ISBN 13: 9781461444251
• Binding: Paperback