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Author Zimmerman, Robert, 1953-

Title The universe in a mirror : the saga of the Hubble Telescope and the visionaries who built it / Robert Zimmerman.

Publication Info. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2008]
©2008

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  522.29 ZIMMERMAN    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  522.29 Z65    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  629.435 ZIM    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  522.29 ZIM    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  629.43 ZIMMERMAN    Check Shelf
Description xv, 287 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-270) and index.
Contents Foggy vision -- Slow start -- Getting money -- Building it -- Saving it -- "New phenomena not yet imagined" -- Abandonment -- The lure of the unknown.
Summary The Universe in a Mirror is an epic biography of the Hubble telescope. But perhaps more poignant is the book's subtle reminder of all that will be lost in just a few years when Hubble falls from its orbit around Earth--and disintegrates.
Subject Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft) -- History.
Orbiting astronomical observatories.
Outer space -- Exploration.
Space astronomy -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN 9780691132976 hardback
0691132976 hardback
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