Telescopes and Detectors
Telescopes and the Discovery of the Universe
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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