Giant Telescopes

Astronomical Ambition and the Promise of Technology

W. Patrick McCray

    Introduction: Beautiful and Cantankerous Instruments

    1. Leo and Jesse's Changing World

    2. Tradition and Balance

    3. Visions of Grandeur

    4. Paper Telescopes

    5. Growing Pains

    6. Astropolitics

    7. Smoke and Mirrors

    8. Joining the 8-Meter Club

    9. Point-and-Click Astronomy

    Conclusion: Telescopes, Postwar Science, and the Next Big Machine

    Giant Telescopes

    Sources

    Abbreviations

    Notes

    Acknowledgments

    Index

  • Cover: Giant Telescopes
  • A photo of the author

W. Patrick McCray is an assistant professor in the History Department of the University of California, Santa Barbara. This is his second book.