Stairway To The Stars The Story Of The World'slargest Observatory
, by Parker, BarryNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780738205786 | 0738205788
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 8/2/2001
The author combines "the history of Mauna Kea, the Hawaiian 13,795-foot-high site of nine telescopes, with vignettes of the astronomers who work there. . . . Stories concerning political, environmental, and scientific battles are . . . [included with] descriptions of telescope construction and use." (Choice).