Observatories: 95 astronomical observatories around the world
As "windows to the sky," observatories are very special places—scientifically, architecturally, and historically. They symbolise humanity's longing to understand its place in the cosmos.
This unique coffee-table book captures that spirit. It presents 95 observatories on five continents in words and pictures: from the large refracting telescopes of the 19th century to the huge mirrors of the 20th century and the gigantic temples of astronomy of today.
The authors visited locations all over the world. Stefan Binnewies and Jens Moser have succeeded in impressively capturing the character of the observatories with medium-format cameras. Wolfgang Steinicke provides profound outlines of the origins, development, technology and scientific work of the observatories and their telescopes.
Friends of astronomy, technology and architecture will not be able to resist this book. There is nothing else in the world that compares to it in terms of content density.
