Eyes on the skies : 400 years of telescopic discovery /
Schilling, Govert.
Christensen, Lars Lindberg.
Weinheim : Wiley-VCH ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor],
c2009.
Chronicles the history of the telescope, from its invention in the early seventeenth century to the present day, along with a discussion of how images drawn from it and technological advances have influenced how people view the universe.
Includes bibliographical references.
New views of the skies -- Bigger is better -- Technology to the rescue -- From silver to silicon -- Seeing the invisible -- Beyond earth -- What's next?
Chronicles the history of the telescope, from its invention in the early seventeenth century to the present day, along with a discussion of how images drawn from it and technological advances have influenced how people view the universe.
Accompanying DVD in both NTSC and PAL format on opposite sides of disc.
Telescopes
Astronomy