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The Perfect Machine: Building the Palomar Telescope

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Fifty years after its completion, the 200-inch telescope at Mount Palomar is still among the most powerful on earth. Now, Ronald Florence presents the sweeping saga of the telescope's construction--and the scientists, engineers, and builders who dedicated themselves to the awesome perfection of this machine.

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The Perfect Machine: Building the Palomar Telescope 1994, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780060182052

Hardcover