Alice and the Space Telescope
by Professor Malcolm S. Longair
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"The Astronomer Royal for Scotland and Director of the Royal Observatory at Edinburgh has written a whimsical, yet factual introduction to the Hubble Space Telescope. The author, a Lewis Carroll enthusiast, introduces Alice and her friends to guide readers through the story of how the Telescope was built."-- SpaceflightTags
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Malcolm Longair held the joint posts of Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Regius Professor of Astronomy of the University of Edinburgh and Director of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh and is also a Professorial Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge.
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- Nonfiction, Science & Nature, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 522.29 — Natural sciences & mathematics Astronomy Techniques, procedures, apparatus, equipment, materials Telescopes (See also 535.83 Optics) Famous telescopes
- LCC
- QB500.268 .L66 — Science Astronomy Astronomy Descriptive astronomy Solar system
- BISAC
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