Big and Bright: A History of the McDonald Observatory
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By day, every year over 40,000 visitors pour in. Across the Rio Grande, a hundred miles away, Mexican mountaineers use the white domes as landmarks. By night, perched almost 7,000 feet above the sleeping, earthbound world, astronomers probe the secrets of the night sky. This is the University of Texas McDonald Observatory, one of the world's largest university-operated astronomical installations. Big and Bright: A History of the McDonald...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0292707622
ISBN13:9780292707627
Release Date:October 1986
Publisher:University of Texas Press
Length:226 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"
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