The great Melbourne telescope / Richard Gillespie.
The great Melbourne telescope / Richard Gillespie.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Melbourne : Museum Victoria, 2011.
Date
2011.
Call Numbers
522.29945/1
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
188 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 22 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
Melbourne : Museum Victoria, 2011.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2011.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Designed by leading British astronomers and erected at Melbourne Observatory in 1869, the telescope was the second largest telescope in the world. It was designed to explore the nebulae in the southern skies. Were the nebulae really clouds of gas, the birthplace of stars, or were they distant clusters of stars? Only a large telescope could help re...
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Full title
The great Melbourne telescope / Richard Gillespie.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-170) and index.
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Call Numbers
522.29945/1
Record Identifier
74VvzAMwv8EZ
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvzAMwv8EZ
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781921833052 (pbk.)
DDC
522.299451
MMS ID
991009486259702626
