Eyes on the Universe is an illustrated history of the telescope, beginning with pre-telescopic observatories and the refractors of Galileo, Lippershey and Digges, and ending with the most modern instruments including - of course - the Hubble Space Telescope. Written by Dr Patrick Moore CBE, to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the world's longest-running television programme, the BBC's The Sky at Night, the book takes an enthusiastic look at the development of astronomical telescopes. It provides its readers with a fascinating overview of the way astronomical telescopes have evolved with technology during the past 450 years. Amateur and professional astronomers alike will find this book both entertaining and instructive.

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"By reading this book, one understands better how a TV programme like "the Sky at Night" may celebrate its 40th anniversary." Physicalia

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Book Title: Eyes on the Universe
Book Subtitle: The Story of the Telescope
Authors: Patrick Moore
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0627-2
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-76164-8Published: 25 April 1997
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-0627-2Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 120
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 135 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrophysics and Astroparticles

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