First patented in 1608, the telescope provided man with a visual gateway to the heavens and caused astronomy to flourish as both a science and a hobby. It was created by Dutch eyeglass maker Hans Lippershey, whose device was able to magnify an image up to three times. When physicist Galileo Galilei learned about the invention, he built one of his own, a device that could magnify up to 20 times. By pointing it skyward, he was able to see and document the moon’s craters, Jupiter's moons, and the rings of Saturn. Soon other scientists across Europe were designing and building their own telescopes.
In 1789, the first giant reflector telescope was built in the UK by William Herschel. It ushered in an era of huge telescopes, many of which looked more like fortifications than a scientific apparatus. One was six feet in diameter and remained in use until the late 19th century. In 1897, industrialist Charles Yerkes financed the world's largest refracting telescope.
Both professional and amateur astronomers will love this collection; whose topics include astronomical discovery, ‘monster’ telescopes, and the Yerkes Observatory. Take a look at the sample pages taken from just some of these books in the collection.
All of the book titles that are included in this DVD are listed as follows:
Through The Telescope © 1906 – By: James Baike - 380 pages
·The Telescope: Optical Principles Involved in the Construction of Refracting and Reflecting Telescopes ©1904 – By: Thomas Nolan – 187 pages
·Half Hours with the Telescope: Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction © 1873 – By: Richard Proctor – 142 pages
·The Adjustment and Testing of Telescope Objectives © 1921 – By: T. Cooke - 138 pages
·Pleasures of the Telescope: an Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers © 1901 – By: Garrett Serviss – 220 pages
·Practical Talks by an Astronomer © 1902 – By: Harold Jacoby – 274 pages
·The Pith of Astronomy: The Latest Facts and Figures as Developed by the Giant Telescopes © 1886 – By: Samuel Bayne – 186 pages
·A Plea for Reflectors, Being a Description of the New Astronomical Telescopes with Silvered ©1876 – By: J. Browning – 95 pages
·A Popular Handbook and Atlas of Astronomy Designed as a Complete Guide to a Knowledge of the Heavenly Bodies: and as in Aid to those Possessing Telescopes © 1891 – By: William Pack – 280 pages
·Account of Observation made with a 20 Feet Reflecting Telescope ©1827 – By: J. F. W. Herschel – 27 pages
·Annals of Harvard College Astronomical Observatory: A Catalog of 1520 Bright Stars © 1855 – 34 pages
·Astronomy Without a Telescope Being a Guide Book to the Visible Heavens © 1869 – By: E. Colbert - 142 pages
·By Starlight and Moonlight with the Warner & Swasey Prism Terrertrial Telescope ©1909 – By: Warner & Swasey Co. – 56 pages
·Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes © 1898 – By: T. W. Webb – 381 pages
·Hours with a 3 inch Telescope ©1887 – By: WM. Noble – 159 pages
·Hubble 25: a Quarter – Century of Discovery with the Hubble Space Telescope ©2015 - By: NASA – 99 pages
·Illustrated Catalog of Optical Instruments: Microscopes, Telescopes, etc. © 1800 – By: Benj. Pike’s Son & Co. - 120 pages
·In Starland with a 3 inch Telescope: Conveniently Arranged Guide for the Use of the Amateur Astronomer © 1909 – By: William Olcott - 181 pages
·Practical Observations on Telescopes, Opera-Glassses and Spectacles © 1818 – By: William Kitchiner - 195 pages
·Practical Results of Experiments on Measuring Distances by the Telescope © 1832 – By: Edmund Bowman – 27 pages
·Southern Stellar Objects or Small Telescopes, Between the Equator and 55 degree South Declination ©1877 – By: J. E. Gore – 144 pages
·Telescope Teachings a Familiar Sketch of Astronomical Discovery © 1859 – By: Mrs. Ward - 309 pages
·Thirty Sixth Annual Report of the Director of the Astronomical Observatory of Harvard College ©1967 – By: Harvard College – 38 pages
·Star Atlas Containing Stars Visible to the Naked Eye and Clusters, Nebulae and Double Stars Visible in Small Telescopes ©1896 – By: Winslow Upton – 60 pages
·Stargazing Past and Present ©1878 – By: J. Lockyer – 524 pages
·Stars and Telescopes: a Handbook of Popular Astronomy © 1899 – By: David Todd – 488 pages
·Telescopes ©1960 – By: National Science Foundation – 329 pages
·Telescopic Work for Starlight Evenings ©1898 – By; W. F. Denning - 388 pages
·10 Years Work of a Mount Observatory © 1915 – By: George Hale – 116 pages
·The astronomical Observer the Handbook to the Observatory and the Comment telescope ©1864 – By: K. Clark - 148 pages
·The Generation Space Telescope © 1990 – By: NASA – 384 pages
·The Monster Telescopes © 1844 – By: D. Darla - 78 pages
·The Practical Astronomer © 1845 – By: Thomas Dick - 600 pages
·The Royal Observatory Greenwich: a Glance at History and Work © 1900 – By: E. Walter Maunder – 328 pages
·The Start Guide: a list of the Most Remarkable Celestial Objects Visible with Small Telescopes with their Positions for Every Day and the Year and Other Astronomical Information © 1886 – By: D. Darla – 82 pages
·The Telescope © 1922 – By: Louis Bell – 312 pages
·The Telescope: a Familiar Sketch Combining a Special Notice of Objects coming within the Range of a Small Telescope © 1876 – By: Mrs. Ward - 184 pages
·TM 9-1551 Telescope Mounts M21 And M23; Panoramic Telescopes M5A3 And M12A2 (May 1942) – By: War Dept – 60 pages
·TM 9-1580 Ordnance Maintenance Battery Commander's Telescope, M1915A1 (June 6, 1941) – By: War Dept – 22 pages
·The Yerkes Observatory ©1909 – By: Williams Bay – 28 pages
In 1789, the first giant reflector telescope was built in the UK by William Herschel. It ushered in an era of huge telescopes, many of which looked more like fortifications than a scientific apparatus. One was six feet in diameter and remained in use until the late 19th century. In 1897, industrialist Charles Yerkes financed the world's largest refracting telescope.
Both professional and amateur astronomers will love this collection; whose topics include astronomical discovery, ‘monster’ telescopes, and the Yerkes Observatory. Take a look at the sample pages taken from just some of these books in the collection.
All of the book titles that are included in this DVD are listed as follows:
Through The Telescope © 1906 – By: James Baike - 380 pages
·The Telescope: Optical Principles Involved in the Construction of Refracting and Reflecting Telescopes ©1904 – By: Thomas Nolan – 187 pages
·Half Hours with the Telescope: Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction © 1873 – By: Richard Proctor – 142 pages
·The Adjustment and Testing of Telescope Objectives © 1921 – By: T. Cooke - 138 pages
·Pleasures of the Telescope: an Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers © 1901 – By: Garrett Serviss – 220 pages
·Practical Talks by an Astronomer © 1902 – By: Harold Jacoby – 274 pages
·The Pith of Astronomy: The Latest Facts and Figures as Developed by the Giant Telescopes © 1886 – By: Samuel Bayne – 186 pages
·A Plea for Reflectors, Being a Description of the New Astronomical Telescopes with Silvered ©1876 – By: J. Browning – 95 pages
·A Popular Handbook and Atlas of Astronomy Designed as a Complete Guide to a Knowledge of the Heavenly Bodies: and as in Aid to those Possessing Telescopes © 1891 – By: William Pack – 280 pages
·Account of Observation made with a 20 Feet Reflecting Telescope ©1827 – By: J. F. W. Herschel – 27 pages
·Annals of Harvard College Astronomical Observatory: A Catalog of 1520 Bright Stars © 1855 – 34 pages
·Astronomy Without a Telescope Being a Guide Book to the Visible Heavens © 1869 – By: E. Colbert - 142 pages
·By Starlight and Moonlight with the Warner & Swasey Prism Terrertrial Telescope ©1909 – By: Warner & Swasey Co. – 56 pages
·Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes © 1898 – By: T. W. Webb – 381 pages
·Hours with a 3 inch Telescope ©1887 – By: WM. Noble – 159 pages
·Hubble 25: a Quarter – Century of Discovery with the Hubble Space Telescope ©2015 - By: NASA – 99 pages
·Illustrated Catalog of Optical Instruments: Microscopes, Telescopes, etc. © 1800 – By: Benj. Pike’s Son & Co. - 120 pages
·In Starland with a 3 inch Telescope: Conveniently Arranged Guide for the Use of the Amateur Astronomer © 1909 – By: William Olcott - 181 pages
·Practical Observations on Telescopes, Opera-Glassses and Spectacles © 1818 – By: William Kitchiner - 195 pages
·Practical Results of Experiments on Measuring Distances by the Telescope © 1832 – By: Edmund Bowman – 27 pages
·Southern Stellar Objects or Small Telescopes, Between the Equator and 55 degree South Declination ©1877 – By: J. E. Gore – 144 pages
·Telescope Teachings a Familiar Sketch of Astronomical Discovery © 1859 – By: Mrs. Ward - 309 pages
·Thirty Sixth Annual Report of the Director of the Astronomical Observatory of Harvard College ©1967 – By: Harvard College – 38 pages
·Star Atlas Containing Stars Visible to the Naked Eye and Clusters, Nebulae and Double Stars Visible in Small Telescopes ©1896 – By: Winslow Upton – 60 pages
·Stargazing Past and Present ©1878 – By: J. Lockyer – 524 pages
·Stars and Telescopes: a Handbook of Popular Astronomy © 1899 – By: David Todd – 488 pages
·Telescopes ©1960 – By: National Science Foundation – 329 pages
·Telescopic Work for Starlight Evenings ©1898 – By; W. F. Denning - 388 pages
·10 Years Work of a Mount Observatory © 1915 – By: George Hale – 116 pages
·The astronomical Observer the Handbook to the Observatory and the Comment telescope ©1864 – By: K. Clark - 148 pages
·The Generation Space Telescope © 1990 – By: NASA – 384 pages
·The Monster Telescopes © 1844 – By: D. Darla - 78 pages
·The Practical Astronomer © 1845 – By: Thomas Dick - 600 pages
·The Royal Observatory Greenwich: a Glance at History and Work © 1900 – By: E. Walter Maunder – 328 pages
·The Start Guide: a list of the Most Remarkable Celestial Objects Visible with Small Telescopes with their Positions for Every Day and the Year and Other Astronomical Information © 1886 – By: D. Darla – 82 pages
·The Telescope © 1922 – By: Louis Bell – 312 pages
·The Telescope: a Familiar Sketch Combining a Special Notice of Objects coming within the Range of a Small Telescope © 1876 – By: Mrs. Ward - 184 pages
·TM 9-1551 Telescope Mounts M21 And M23; Panoramic Telescopes M5A3 And M12A2 (May 1942) – By: War Dept – 60 pages
·TM 9-1580 Ordnance Maintenance Battery Commander's Telescope, M1915A1 (June 6, 1941) – By: War Dept – 22 pages
·The Yerkes Observatory ©1909 – By: Williams Bay – 28 pages