Stargazer: The Life and Times of the Telescope

Table of contents

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• Title Page i
• Contents iii
• Foreword iv
• Acknowledgements v
• Prologue ix
• 1: Power Telescopes Boldly into the New Millennium 1
• 2: The Eyes of Denmark Prelude to the Telescope 18
• 3: Enigma Whispers of Ancient Telescopes 37
• 4: Enlightenment the Telescope Makes Its Debut 55
• 5: Flowering the Touch of Genius 69
• 6: Evolution the Telescope Goes to Extremes 84
• 7: On Reflection Better Ways to Make a Telescope 107
• 8: Mirror Image the Reflecting Telescope Becomes a Reality 118
• 9: Scandal the Telescope in Court 137
• 10: The Way to Heaven the Reflecting Telescope Comes of Age 156
• 11: Astronomers Behaving Badly Mixed Fortunes for the Telescope 180

• Title Page i
• Contents iii
• Foreword iv
• Acknowledgements v
• Prologue ix
• 1: Power Telescopes Boldly into the New Millennium 1
• 2: The Eyes of Denmark Prelude to the Telescope 18
• 3: Enigma Whispers of Ancient Telescopes 37
• 4: Enlightenment the Telescope Makes Its Debut 55
• 5: Flowering the Touch of Genius 69
• 6: Evolution the Telescope Goes to Extremes 84
• 7: On Reflection Better Ways to Make a Telescope 107
• 8: Mirror Image the Reflecting Telescope Becomes a Reality 118
• 9: Scandal the Telescope in Court 137
• 10: The Way to Heaven the Reflecting Telescope Comes of Age 156
• 11: Astronomers Behaving Badly Mixed Fortunes for the Telescope 180
• 12: Leviathans Monsters with Metal Mirrors 198
• 13: Heartbreaker the Great Southern Telescope 216
• 14: Dream Optics Perfecting the Big Refractor 230
• 15: Silver and Glass the Twentieth-Century Telescope 248
• 16: Walking with Galaxies Towards the Half-Millennium 272
• Epilogue - 21.09.2108 283
• Notes and Sources 290
• References 312
• Glossary 323
• The World's Great Telescopes 328
• Index 333
• Why Is Uranus Upside Down? 346