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Author
Finkbeiner, Ann K., 1943-
Title
A grand and bold thing : an extraordinary new map of the universe ushering in a new era of discovery / Ann Finkbeiner.
Imprint
New York : Free Press, 2010.
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GDL Central Library Non-Fiction
520.223 FIN
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Edition
1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Description
ix, 223 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Stakes worth playing for -- Chicagoland -- Putting on the play -- Photometric war -- Running open loop -- First light -- Drift scanning -- Spectroscopic war -- Precision -- The virtual observatory -- Everything's different -- Jim again.
Subject
Gunn, J. E. (James Edward), 1938-
Astronomical instruments -- Technological innovations.
Galaxies -- Observations.
Quasars -- Observations.
Three-dimensional imaging in astronomy.
Astronomical spectroscopy.
Astronomy -- Charts, diagrams, etc. -- Data processing.
ISBN
9781416552161
1416552162
9781439196472 (ebk.)
1439196478 (ebk.)
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