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Author Finkbeiner, Ann K., 1943-

Title A grand and bold thing : an extraordinary new map of the universe ushering in a new era of discovery / Ann Finkbeiner.

Publication Info. New York : Free Press, 2010.

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  520 F49    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  520.223 FINKBEINER    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  520.22 FIN    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  520.223 FI    Check Shelf
Edition First Free Press hardcover edition.
Description ix, 223 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-212) and index.
Contents Stakes worth playing for -- Chicagoland -- Putting on the play -- Photometric war -- Running open loop -- First light -- Drift scanning -- Spectroscopic war -- Precision -- The virtual observatory -- Everything's different -- Jim again.
Subject Three-dimensional imaging in astronomy.
Astronomical spectroscopy.
Astronomy -- Charts, diagrams, etc. -- Data processing.
Astronomical instruments -- Technological innovations.
Galaxies -- Observations.
Quasars -- Observations.
Gunn, J. E. (James Edward), 1938-
ISBN 9781416552161
1416552162
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