The long route to the invention of the telescope / Rolf Willach.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Transactions of the American Philosophical Society ; v. 98, pt. 5.
Main Author: Willach, Rolf, 1937-
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : American Philosophical Society, 2008.
Series:Transactions of the American Philosophical Society ; v. 98, pt. 5.
Subjects:
Physical Description:ix, 116 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Format: Book

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