The Glass Giant of Palomar
by Woodbury, David O
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/None
- Seller
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Middlebury, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
NY: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1940. 4th pr.. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover, half leather maroon binding over white boards, ribbed spine with gilt lettering. 368 pages, drawings, diagrams and b&w photographs. The 200-inch Hale Telescope at Mount Palomar was one of the great achievements of the 20th century. Long the largest reflector (eclipsed eventually with new technology and the Hubble). this book chronicle the difficulties of construction and the many discoveries made with the aid of the Hale. No dust jacket. Gift bookplate on inside front cover, otherwise clean. Record # 383181
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- Bookseller
- Browsing Is Arousing (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 383181
- Title
- The Glass Giant of Palomar
- Author
- Woodbury, David O
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- 4th pr.
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Co.
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- Sciences, Astronomy, , .
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