Building the 200 inch Palomar Telescope - 1948 Dedication issue in PDF Format

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Building the 200 inch Palomar Telescope - 1948 Dedication issue in PDF Format. You are purchasing a downloadable DIGITAL FILE in PDF format that is suitable for printing or viewing on your desktop, laptop, phone, e-reader, or any platform that allows you to view a PDF. This is a high-quality digital photo-scan of the 1948 Dedication Issue of the Caltech Engineering and Science magazine. This is the complete magazine, and it shows some age and wear blemishes as it is scanned from an old original. It is 34 pages long and includes the front and back covers. The Mount Palomar 200 inch telescope is among the most iconic scientific instruments in the world, and the crown jewel in the research traditions of Carnegie and Caltech. Conceived in the 1920s, the telescope has been in continuous scientific operation since 1948. This is a high-quality digital photo-scan of the Caltech Engineering and Science monthly dedicated to the 200-inch telescope. Topics include: Palomar - Dedication of the Observatory By Lee A. DuBridge The 200-Inch Mirror Shops at Caltech Engineering Aspects of the 200-Inch Telescope By Bruce Rule The Palomar Story Schmidt Cameras-Blazing the Trail The Men at the Telescope Photographing the Stars Mount Wilson Administering Two Observatories Graduate Work in Astrophysics at Caltech 

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