The great Melbourne telescope
Gillespie, Richard2011
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Designed by leading British astronomers and erected at Melbourne Observatory in 1869, the telescope was the second largest telescope in the world. Incredibly, the telescope had a second and third life; transferred to Mount Stromlo Observatory in 1945...
Main title:
The great Melbourne telescope / by Richard Gillespie
Imprint:
Melbourne Museum Victoria 2011
Collation:
188 p. illustrations
Contents:
The southern telescope -- This noble object -- Engineering masterpiece -- Controversy -- The telescope at work -- The telescope in the city -- Rebirth -- Telscope types -- Chronology
ISBN:
9781921833052 (pbk)
Dewey class:
522.29 GRE
Local class:
522.29
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
534
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 522.29 GRE | Available |