Eyes on the Universe

Eyes on the Universe

by Patrick Moore
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 23/05/2016

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Eyes on the Universe is an illustrated history of the telescope, beginning with pre-telescopic observatories and the refractors of Galileo, Lippershey and Digges, and ending with the most modern instruments including - of course - the Hubble Space Telescope. Written by Dr Patrick Moore CBE, to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the world's longest-running television programme, the BBC's The Sky at Night, the book takes an enthusiastic look at the development of astronomical telescopes. It provides its readers with a fascinating overview of the way astronomical telescopes have evolved with technology during the past 450 years. Amateur and professional astronomers alike will find this book both entertaining and instructive.

ISBN:
9781447106272
9781447106272
Category:
Astronomy
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
23-05-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer London
Patrick Moore

Sir Patrick Moore is best remembered as the presenter of the world's longest running television programme - BBC TV'sThe Sky at Night - which was first broadcast in 1957. He is the author of more than 80 books, and has played a unique role in astronomy education and popularizing science through six decades. He was knighted in 2001, the same year he was appointed an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. In 2002 Buzz Aldrin presented him with a BAFTA award for services to television. He passed in 2012 and the Science Museum acquired a large collection of his objects and papers.

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