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First Light: The Search for the Edge of the Universe
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Anchor Books
Publication date
October 1, 1995
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780385480093
ISBN-10
0385480091
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$12.95
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sci/tech
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
An entertaining and compelling account of contemporary astronomy focusses on the Hale Telescope in southern California, where a diverse, international group of scientists explores the edges of the universe. Reprint. NYT.
Editions
Hardcover
1st rev edition from Random House Inc (November 1, 1996)
9780679449690 | details & prices | 275 pages | 6.75 × 10.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $24.00
About: Describes efforts by astronomers at the Palomar Observatory in California to explore the farthest reaches of outer space through the Hale Telescope in an effort to solve the riddle of the creation of the universe
About: Describes efforts by astronomers at the Palomar Observatory in California to explore the farthest reaches of outer space through the Hale Telescope in an effort to solve the riddle of the creation of the universe
from Atlantic Monthly Pr (November 1, 1987)
9780871132000 | details & prices | List price $18.95
Paperback
from Random House Inc (October 1, 1996)
9780812991857 | details & prices | 300 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $19.00
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from Anchor Books (October 1, 1995)
9780385480093 | details & prices | List price $12.95
About: An entertaining and compelling account of contemporary astronomy focusses on the Hale Telescope in southern California, where a diverse, international group of scientists explores the edges of the universe.
About: An entertaining and compelling account of contemporary astronomy focusses on the Hale Telescope in southern California, where a diverse, international group of scientists explores the edges of the universe.
from Plume (December 1, 1988)
9780452261709 | details & prices | List price $8.95
About: This introduction of the renowned Palomar Observatory, which houses the world's largest optical telescope, also profiles the scientists and astronomers working at the forefront of astronomical research and discusses the discoveries they have made
About: This introduction of the renowned Palomar Observatory, which houses the world's largest optical telescope, also profiles the scientists and astronomers working at the forefront of astronomical research and discusses the discoveries they have made
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