Stairway to the Stars
Subtitle: The Story of the World's Largest Observatory
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: August 7, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780738205786
Subjects: Mathematics and Science; Scientific Instruments; Science; Science/Mathematics; Astronomy - General; Science / Astronomy; Science-Scientific Instruments
First sentence: Perched on the summit of the highest mountain in the Pacific, the Mauna Kea Observatory on the Big Island of Hawaii has a night sky of breathtaking beauty, a sky that gives tha best astronomical observing conditions in the world.