A History of Optical Telescopes in Astronomy (Hardcover, 2018)

Preface.- Table of Contents.- Book Summary.- Chapter 1: Astronomy as a Science in Need of a Tool.- Chapter 2: The Invention of the Telescope.- Chapter 3: Developments in Optics and the Newly Invented Telescope.- Chapter 4: Aerial Refractor Telescopes and the Development of Reflectors.- Chapter 5: The Ascent of the Mirror Lens and Reflecting Telescopes.- Chapter 6: Industrial Life Creating Fine Instruments and Polluting the Skies.- Chapter 7: Moving Observations off the Planet.- Chapter 8: The Hubble Space Telescope.- Chapter 9: The Future: James Webb and Beyond.- Chapter 10: Timeline of the Optical Telescope.- Chapter 11: People in the Text.- Index.