Seeing and believing : the story of the telescope, or how we found our place in the universe
Panek, Richard2000
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In 1609, Galileo fitted two lenses inside a tube, aimed the tube at the sky - and forever changed the world. This is the story of the humbling journey that has made humanity smaller and the universe infinitely vaster than we ever imagined.
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Imprint:
London : Fourth Estate, 2000.
Collation:
198p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-190) and index.
ISBN:
9781841152868 (hbk)
Dewey class:
522.209
Language:
English
BRN:
194658