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Eyes on the Sky The story of telescopes

Biman Nath

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Description:1609 was a watershed year in the history of science. Spectacle makers found that a certain combination of lenses made distant objects appear closer. Galileo Galilei made a telescope of his own and looked at the stars with it. And what he found changed the way mankind thought about Nature. Since then astronomers have built bigger and better telescopes, to view the universe in ways never thought possible before, in different 'colours' of light, visible infrared, radio, X-ray and so on, and even with the help of particles. Now they are even building telescopes to detect waves in space-time. this book chronicles the history of telescopes in easy language and with many illustrations. It explains what drives astronomers to build big telescopes, how engineers help them with technological innovations and how the findings with these telescopes have enriched our mind.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Eyes on the Sky The story of telescopes. To get started finding Eyes on the Sky The story of telescopes, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 173

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Vigyan Prasar Department of Science and Technology

Release: 2009

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Description: 1609 was a watershed year in the history of science. Spectacle makers found that a certain combination of lenses made distant objects appear closer. Galileo Galilei made a telescope of his own and looked at the stars with it. And what he found changed the way mankind thought about Nature. Since then astronomers have built bigger and better telescopes, to view the universe in ways never thought possible before, in different 'colours' of light, visible infrared, radio, X-ray and so on, and even with the help of particles. Now they are even building telescopes to detect waves in space-time. this book chronicles the history of telescopes in easy language and with many illustrations. It explains what drives astronomers to build big telescopes, how engineers help them with technological innovations and how the findings with these telescopes have enriched our mind.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Eyes on the Sky The story of telescopes. To get started finding Eyes on the Sky The story of telescopes, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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