Telescopes and the Discovery of the Universe
From Hand Held Telescopes to Orbiting Observatories
An introduction to how telescopes have allowed us to discover the universe.
Telescopes:
Gather more light than the human eye
Resolve finer detail than the human eye
Detect all the forms of radiation that matter generates
Acknowledgement:
Amazing Space at STScI.
Source Sites:
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Michael Gallagher
February 2005, July 2007
