Stairway to the Stars: The Story of the World's Largest Observatory

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).

Author: Barry R. Parker
Publisher: Springer
Published: 01/01/1994
Pages: 350
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.62h x 5.76w x 0.99d
ISBN: 9780306447631

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/15/1994 pg. 384
Publishers Weekly 09/26/1994 pg. 49