Pillars of creation : how the James Webb Telescope unlocked the secrets of the cosmos / Richard Panek.
"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.
- Copyright: ©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.
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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 | - |
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