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The perfect machine : building the Palomar telescope / by Florence, Ronald.(CARDINAL)724541;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-434) and index.Author describes the building of the Palomar telescope in California, one of the greatest technical achievements of this century.
Subjects: Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories; Reflecting telescopes;
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The journey to Palomar [videorecording] : America's first journey into space / by Mason, Todd.; Mason, Robin.; LaMarche, Maurice,1958-; PBS Home Video.(CARDINAL)218235; Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.;
Special features: In Hale's shadow--a fascinating look at future telescopes -- Teacher's guide -- Language: English stereo -- Subtitles: English.Narrator, Maurice LaMarche."George Ellery Hale's epic quest to unravel the secrets of the cosmos, culminating with the construction in the 1930s and '40s of his million-pound 'Glass Giant' of Palomar--the Hale 200-inch Telescope"--Container.DVD; 2.0 stereo.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Science films.; Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938.; Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories; Reflecting telescopes; Telescopes;
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