- 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
- [Table of] Giant Telescopes
- Sources
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index


Giant Telescopes
Astronomical Ambition and the Promise of Technology
Product Details
PAPERBACK
$30.50 • £24.95 • €27.50
ISBN 9780674019966
Publication Date: 04/30/2006