'The Universe in a Mirror' (US, 2008): Book Excerpt
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 06:30
in Astronomy & Space
An excerpt from the book "The Universe in a Mirror: The Saga of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Visionaries Who Built it," demonstrates how the Hubble telescope transformed humanity's view of the universe.
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