The Great Refractor of Meudon Observatory

by Audouin Dollfus

Book Overview

The large telescope at Meudon has become legendary. When it was conceived, after 1870, astronomy as a whole was limited to visual observation. Knowledge of the sky was limited to what one could see, assisted only by optical means. The large telescopes produced at this time produced larger images, permitting close-up views: the Meudon telescope was able to accomplish this perfectly.

At Meudon, which became the Mecca of visual observation, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1489989307
• ISBN13: 9781489989307
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"