• ISBN13: 9783540761648
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Physics and Astronomy
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Publisher Imprint: Springer V
• Publication Date: December 16, 1997
• Pages: 128
• Original Price: EUR 79.95
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 255 grams

About the Book Eyes on the Universe</b> 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.