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Can I read Telescopes: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) on EtoBox?
Telescopes: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Geoffrey Cottrell is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Telescopes: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) about?
Geoffrey Cottrell describes the rise of telescopes from early optical examples to the sophisticated range of modern telescopes on Earth and in space, opening up the cosmos in views from radio waves to gamma rays. Looking forward, he discusses the possibilities of the new generation of telescopes in construction today.
Who reads Telescopes: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Geoffrey Cottrell
- Publisher
- IRL Press at Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780191808234
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Astronomy, Stem
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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