Böcker av J. B. Zirker

Zirker is that rare animal who can both communicate the most demanding technical detail and make it accessible."-New Scientist

How many pack animals does it take to get a telescope to the top of a mountain? How do you make the shape of a 6-foot-wide mirror accurate to within a 1,000th the thickness of a human hair? This title answers these questions and more, providing technical detail about how a telescope is made and what the next generation can hope to see.

Students and amateur astronomers alike will appreciate the readable prose and comprehensive coverage of The Magnetic Universe.