Realm of the long eyes : a brief history of Kitt Peak National Observatory / by James E. Kloeppel.

Title: 
Realm of the long eyes : a brief history of Kitt Peak National Observatory / by James E. Kloeppel.

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Author/Artist: 
Kloeppel, James E.
Publisher: 
San Diego, Calif. : Univelt, c1983.
Description: 
xi, 136 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Format of Material: 
Books
Subjects: 
Kitt Peak National Observatory History.
Bib ID: 
79106
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Location: 
Secured Stacks - Archives (Non-Active)
Call Number: 
Range 16, Bay 3, Shelf 6, Mark Pendergrast research collection
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Notes: 
This item is part of the Mark Pendergrast research collection.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Mark Pendergrast research collection
Corning Glass Works (p. viii, 45-46, 48-50, 98). Quartz mirrors (p. 98). Includes information on various telescopes and observatories. Palomar telescope (p. 4, 86).
Contents: 
Visions of a national observatory --
Site selection --
The sacred mountain of the Papago Indians --
Site development --
Early telescopes and facilities --
The 84-inch telescope --
The McMath solar telescope --
Kitt Peak and the United States space program --
The Nicholas U. Mayall 158-inch telescope --
Other astronomical facilities --
Maintenance --
Use of the observatory.
ISBN: 
0912183012 (pbk.)