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"Drawing on archival documents and interviews with participants, W. Patrick McCray describes the ambitions and machinations of prominent astronomers, engineers, funding patrons, and politicians in their effort to construct a modern facility for cutting-edge science - and to establish a model for international cooperation in the coming era of "megascience". His account details the technological, institutional, cultural, and financial challenges that scientists faced while planning and building a new generation of giant telescopes. Besides exploring how and why scientists embraced the promise and potential of new technologies, he considers how these new tools affected what it means to be an astronomer. McCray's book should interest anyone who desires a deeper understanding of the science, technology, and politics behind finding our place in the universe."--BOOK JACKET.
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Giant Telescopes: Astronomical Ambition and the Promise of Technology
April 30, 2006, Harvard University Press
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