On Sale: Aug 2, 2001
Page Count: 360 pages
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN-13: 9780738205786

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The author combines “the history of Mauna Kea, the Hawaiian 13,795-foot-high site of nine telescopes, with vignettes of the astronomers who work there. . . . Stories concerning political, environmental, and scientific battles are . . . [included with] descriptions of telescope construction and use.” (Choice).

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Barry Parker

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Barry Parker, Ph.D, is an award-winning science writer and the author of eleven highly acclaimed books in popular science, including Alien Life, Cosmic Time Travel, Einstein’s Dream, and Einstein’s Brainchild.

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