num_pages: 356
description: The author combines "the history of Mauna Kea, the Hawaiian 13,795-foot-high site of nine telescopes, with vignettes of the astronomers who work there. . . . Stories concerning political, environmental, and scientific battles are . . . [included with] descriptions of telescope construction and use." (Choice).
language: English
title: Stairway to the Stars: The Story of the World's Largest Observatory
titlecomplete: Stairway to the Stars: The Story of the World's Largest Observatory
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Basic Books