The universe in a mirror the saga of the Hubble Telescope and the visionaries who built it /
Zimmerman, Robert, 1953-
The universe in a mirror the saga of the Hubble Telescope and the visionaries who built it / Robert Zimmerman. - Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, (c)2008. - 1 online resource (xv, 287 pages, 16. pages of plates) : illustrations (some color).
Includes bibliographies and index.
Foggy vision -- Slow start -- Getting money -- Building it -- Saving it -- "New phenomena not yet imagined" -- Abandonment -- The lure of the unknown.
"The Universe in a Mirror" describes the heated battles between scientists and bureaucrats, the perseverance of astronauts to repair and maintain the telescope, and more.
9781400834761
Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft)--History.
Orbiting astronomical observatories.
Space astronomy--History--20th century.
Electronic Books.
QB500 / .U558 2008
The universe in a mirror the saga of the Hubble Telescope and the visionaries who built it / Robert Zimmerman. - Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, (c)2008. - 1 online resource (xv, 287 pages, 16. pages of plates) : illustrations (some color).
Includes bibliographies and index.
Foggy vision -- Slow start -- Getting money -- Building it -- Saving it -- "New phenomena not yet imagined" -- Abandonment -- The lure of the unknown.
"The Universe in a Mirror" describes the heated battles between scientists and bureaucrats, the perseverance of astronauts to repair and maintain the telescope, and more.
9781400834761
Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft)--History.
Orbiting astronomical observatories.
Space astronomy--History--20th century.
Electronic Books.
QB500 / .U558 2008