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An Acre of Glass : A History and Forecast of the Telescope
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An Acre of Glass : A History and Forecast of the Telescope Hardcover - 2005

by Zirker, J. B

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  • Title An Acre of Glass : A History and Forecast of the Telescope
  • Author Zirker, J. B
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 341
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD
  • Date October 18, 2005
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 8533055-75
  • ISBN 9780801882340 / 0801882346
  • Weight 1.44 lbs (0.65 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.16 in (23.88 x 15.49 x 2.95 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Telescopes - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005007786
  • Dewey Decimal Code 681.412

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About the author

J. B. Zirker, former director of the National Solar Observatory, is the author of "Sunquakes: Probing the Interior of the Sun" (Johns Hopkins); "Journey from the Center of the Sun"; and "Total Eclipses of the Sun."