Telescope/Bibliography: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>Richard Jensen (add books) |
imported>John Dvorak m (added subpages) |
||
| (One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{subpages}} | |||
===History=== | ===History=== | ||
* Barker, P. and Goldstein, B. "Realism and instrumentalism in 16th century astronomy: a reappraisal." ''Perspectives on Science.'' 1998. v 6 #3: 232-257. | * Barker, P. and Goldstein, B. "Realism and instrumentalism in 16th century astronomy: a reappraisal." ''Perspectives on Science.'' 1998. v 6 #3: 232-257. | ||
| Line 6: | Line 7: | ||
* Chapman, A. ''Astronomical Instruments and Their Use: Tycho Brahe to William Lassel.'' (19960 | * Chapman, A. ''Astronomical Instruments and Their Use: Tycho Brahe to William Lassel.'' (19960 | ||
* Dupré, Sven. "Galileo's Telescope and Celestial Light." ''Journal for the History of Astronomy'' 2003 34(4): 369-399. Issn: 0021-8286 | * Dupré, Sven. "Galileo's Telescope and Celestial Light." ''Journal for the History of Astronomy'' 2003 34(4): 369-399. Issn: 0021-8286 | ||
* King, Henry C. ''The History of the Telescope'' (2003) 480pp | * King, Henry C. ''The History of the Telescope'' (2003) 480pp | ||
* Mccray, W. Patrick. "What Makes a Failure? Designing a New National Telescope, 1975-1984." ''Technology and Culture'' 2001 42(2): 265-291. Issn: 0040-165x. on New National Technology Telescope that was NOT built at Kitt Peak, Arizona, but did set design standards for the future. Fulltext: [[Project Muse]] | * Mccray, W. Patrick. "What Makes a Failure? Designing a New National Telescope, 1975-1984." ''Technology and Culture'' 2001 42(2): 265-291. Issn: 0040-165x. on New National Technology Telescope that was NOT built at Kitt Peak, Arizona, but did set design standards for the future. Fulltext: [[Project Muse]] | ||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
===Current=== | ===Current=== | ||
* Brunier, Serge, and Anne-Marie Lagrange. ''Great Observatories of the World'' (2005) 240pp; covers 56 observatories [http://www.amazon.com/Great-Observatories-World-Serge-Brunier/dp/1554070554/ref=pd_sim_b_title_3 excerpt and text search] | * Brunier, Serge, and Anne-Marie Lagrange. ''Great Observatories of the World'' (2005) 240pp; covers 56 observatories [http://www.amazon.com/Great-Observatories-World-Serge-Brunier/dp/1554070554/ref=pd_sim_b_title_3 excerpt and text search] | ||
* Kerrod, Robin, and Carole Stott. ''Hubble: The Mirror on the Universe'' (2nd ed. 2007) [http://www.amazon.com/Hubble-Mirror-Universe-Robin-Kerrod/dp/1554073162/ref=si3_rdr_bb_product excerpt and text search] | |||
* McCray, W. Patrick ''Giant Telescopes: Astronomical Ambition and the Promise of Technology'' (2nd ed. 2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Giant-Telescopes-Astronomical-Ambition-Technology/dp/0674019962/ref=pd_sim_b_title_3 excerpt and text search] | * McCray, W. Patrick ''Giant Telescopes: Astronomical Ambition and the Promise of Technology'' (2nd ed. 2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Giant-Telescopes-Astronomical-Ambition-Technology/dp/0674019962/ref=pd_sim_b_title_3 excerpt and text search] | ||
* Zirker, J. B. ''An Acre of Glass: A History and Forecast of the Telescope'' Johns Hopkins U. Press, 2005. 343 pp. [http://www.amazon.com/Acre-Glass-History-Forecast-Telescope/dp/0801882346/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206242646&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:23, 24 March 2008
- Please sort and annotate in a user-friendly manner. For formatting, consider using automated reference wikification.
History
- Barker, P. and Goldstein, B. "Realism and instrumentalism in 16th century astronomy: a reappraisal." Perspectives on Science. 1998. v 6 #3: 232-257.
- Bedini, S. A. "The instruments of Galileo Galilei." Pp. 257-292 in R. McMullin, ed. Galileo Man of Science. (1967)
- Bedini, Silvio A. Science and Instruments in Seventeenth-Century Italy (1994)
- Biagioli, Mario. Galileo's Instruments of Credit: Telescopes, Images, Secrecy. U. of Chicago Press, 2006. 302 pp.
- Chapman, A. Astronomical Instruments and Their Use: Tycho Brahe to William Lassel. (19960
- Dupré, Sven. "Galileo's Telescope and Celestial Light." Journal for the History of Astronomy 2003 34(4): 369-399. Issn: 0021-8286
- King, Henry C. The History of the Telescope (2003) 480pp
- Mccray, W. Patrick. "What Makes a Failure? Designing a New National Telescope, 1975-1984." Technology and Culture 2001 42(2): 265-291. Issn: 0040-165x. on New National Technology Telescope that was NOT built at Kitt Peak, Arizona, but did set design standards for the future. Fulltext: Project Muse
- Osterbrock, Donald E. Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950: The Birth, near Death, and Resurrection of a Scientific Research Institution (1997) online edition
- Osterbrock, Donald E. Pauper and Prince: Ritchey, Hale, and Big American Telescopes. (1993). 359 pp.
- Smith, R. W. "Engines of Discovery: Scientific instruments and the history of astronomy and planetary science in the US in the 20th century." Journal of the History of Astronomy 1997. 28: 49-77
- Smith, Robert W. The Space Telescope: A Study of NASA, Science, Technology, and Politics. (1989). 478 pp
- Van Helden, A. "Telescope and Authority From Galileo to Cassini." Osiris 1994. Vol. 9:9-29 in JSTOR
- Van Helden, Albert. "Galileo and Scheiner on Sunspots: A Case Study in the Visual Language of Astronomy," Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 140, No. 3 (Sep., 1996), pp. 358-396 in JSTOR
- Verschuur, Gerrit L. The Invisible Universe: The Story of Radio Astronomy, (2006) excerpt and text search
- Zik, Yaakov. "Science and Instruments: the Telescope as a Scientific Instrument at the Beginning of the Seventeenth Century." Perspectives on Science 2001 9(3): 259-284. Issn: 1063-6145 Fulltext: Project Muse
- Zimmerman, Robert. "More Light!" American Heritage of Invention & Technology 2002 18(2): 14-23. Issn: 8756-7296, on 1970s Fulltext: online
- Zirker, J. B. An Acre of Glass: A History and Forecast of the Telescope Johns Hopkins U. Press, 2005. 343 pp. excerpt and text search
Current
- Brunier, Serge, and Anne-Marie Lagrange. Great Observatories of the World (2005) 240pp; covers 56 observatories excerpt and text search
- Kerrod, Robin, and Carole Stott. Hubble: The Mirror on the Universe (2nd ed. 2007) excerpt and text search
- McCray, W. Patrick Giant Telescopes: Astronomical Ambition and the Promise of Technology (2nd ed. 2006) excerpt and text search
- Zirker, J. B. An Acre of Glass: A History and Forecast of the Telescope Johns Hopkins U. Press, 2005. 343 pp. excerpt and text search