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BL
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879882
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| Main Entry
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Zimmerman, Robert,1953-
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| Title & Author
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The universe in a mirror : : the saga of the Hubble Telescope and the visionaries who built it /\ Robert Zimmerman.
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| Publication Statement
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Princeton, NJ ;Woodstock :: Princeton University Press,, ©2008.
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1 online resource (xv, 295 pages) :: illustrations (some color)
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| ISBN
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1400834767
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: 9781400834761
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0691132976
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0691146357
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1400834767
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9780691132976
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9780691146355
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Foggy vision -- Slow start -- Getting money -- Building it -- Saving it -- "New phenomena not yet imagined" -- Abandonment -- The lure of the unknown.
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| Abstract
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"The Universe in a Mirror" describes the heated battles between scientists and bureaucrats, the perseverance of astronauts to repair and maintain the telescope, and more.
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| Subject
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Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft)-- History.
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Hubble Space Telescope-- Histoire.
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Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft)
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Orbiting astronomical observatories.
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Space astronomy-- History-- 20th century.
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Astronomie spatiale-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.
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OAO (Satellites artificiels)
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Exploration of outer space.
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Hubble-Weltraumteleskop
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NATURE-- Sky Observation.
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Orbiting astronomical observatories.
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SCIENCE-- Physics-- Astrophysics.
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Space astronomy.
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Outer space, Exploration.
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Espace extra-atmosphérique, Exploration.
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Outer space.
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| Dewey Classification
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522/.2919
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| LC Classification
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QB500.268.Z56 2008eb
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