A lively and well-illustrated history of the development of the telescope and its impact on science and society The telescope is undoubtedly one of the world's most far-reaching inventions, one which, for the past four centuries, has stood at the forefront of human discovery. From its humble beginnings in seventeenth-century Holland, when a simple ...
Have three decades of integration and multicultural initiatives in higher education delivered a better education to all students? Do we know what a multicultural campus should look like, and how to design one that is welcoming to all students and promotes a learning environment? Through a unique qualitative study involving seven colleges and ...
This book is an authoritative work on the ecology of some of America's most iconic large mammals in a natural environment - and of the interplay between climate, landscape, and animals in the interior of the world's first and most famous national park. Central Yellowstone includes the range of one of the largest migratory populations of bison in ...
Have you ever wondered what dark matter is or why galaxies collide? Or why the Moon is gradually drifting away from Earth? Space is really, really big, as Douglas Adams once pointed out, and there is no better guide to it than Fred Watson, astronomer to the stars. Fred Watson has taken the many, many questions that have been asked by listeners of ...
An anecdotal history of the development of the optical telescope and the people involved, culminating in the author's predictions for future developments.
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