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Title:
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The making of history's greatest star map
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Authors:
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M. A. C. Perryman, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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New York, NY : Springer, 2010
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Series:
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Astronomers' universe
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-3-642-11601-8
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Size:
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xi, 282 p. / ill. (some col.) / 25 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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QB65
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Subjects:
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Hipparcos (Artificial satellite)
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Stars--Atlases--History
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Description:
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In the last two decades of the 20th century, the European Space Agency developed and launched the Hipparcos satellite. This book traces the subject's history, explains why such enormous efforts are considered worthwhile, and interweaves these first-hand insight into the Hipparcos project, and how big science is consudted at an international level.
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