by Govert Schilling · tapa dura · ISBN 9783527411924
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«Europe to the Stars» is the illustrated astronomy book by Govert Schilling and Lars Lindberg Christensen, published by Wiley-VCH in hardcover (264 pages, in English).
A commemorative work for the fiftieth anniversary of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) that reviews its first fifty years of exploring the southern sky. It tells the story of the organization from the signing of its convention in 1962 to the creation of the La Silla Observatory in Chile, showing its instruments, discoveries and key figures through three hundred images selected from its photographic archive, with three fold-out panoramic views of its observatories.
Written by science writer Govert Schilling and Lars Lindberg Christensen. The edition includes a DVD movie inside the book.
Aimed at astronomy enthusiasts who want to learn about the history and observatories of the ESO in a large-format visual presentation.
