The History of the Telescope

Rating:
Summary: A somewhat dated reprint , but still excellent!
Review: This is a case where the title pretty much says it all. This is a reprint of Henry C. King's classic , originally published in 1955.

The time span covers pretty much the beginnings of visual astronomy through the Mount Palomar 200" Hale telescope. A particularly interesting era is the 18th century , with many notable advances made in glass manufacture and beginning of very large reflecting telescopes in the hands of Sir William Herschel. As the author moves into the 19th century , the names of Joseph Fraunhofer and Alvan Clark take center stage.

The invention of many other auxilliary astronomical instruments are also included in this fine work.

There aren't many other works for comparison , so --- 5 stars!