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Pillars of creation : how the James Webb Telescope unlocked the secrets of the cosmos / Richard Panek.

Panek, Richard (author).

Summary:

"The James Webb Space Telescope is transforming the universe right before our eyes--and here, for the first time, is the inside account of how the mission originated, how it performs its miracles of science, and what its revolutionary images are revealing." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316570695
  • ISBN: 0316570699
  • Physical Description: xv, 238 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-225) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Vision -- Mission -- First horizon: close to home -- Second horizon: close to homes? -- Third horizon: across the universe -- Final horizon: in the beginning.
Subject:
James Webb Space Telescope (Spacecraft)
Space telescopes.
Space astronomy > History.
Space astronomy > Instruments.
Orbital astronomical observatories.
Outer space > Exploration.
Genre:
Informational works.

Available copies

  • 18 of 20 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

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Marion Library 522.29 PAN (Text) 37810435828685 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library 522.29 P (Text) 39493110127166 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Beaufort Main 522.291 PANEK (Text) 34208900239145 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Cumberland Headquarters 522.2919 PAN (Text) 31781069045894 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Edneyville Branch 522.2919 P (Text) 33258010453082 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Etowah Branch 522.2919 P (Text) 33258010453091 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Forsyth Central 522.291 P 2024 (Text) 0112523800188 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Franklinton Branch 522.291/Panek (Text) 72350000129613 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Goldsboro Library 522.2919 PAN (Text) 900005000266144 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Haywood County Main Library 522.291 Panek (Text) 33115007697293 Adult Nonfiction Available -