The Story of Palomar

Duration: 12:00

Year Published: 1949

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Complete Record: Presents a unique historical record of the conception and implementation of a great science project: the giant 200-inch Hale telescope--the largest and most powerful reflecting telescope in the world. Produced over a period of 13 years--the span of time in which the story itself unfolded. It depicts the planning and designing of the telescope, the many years of grinding and polishing its huge mirror , the momentous journey of the mirror up to Palomar Mountain and finally the giant instrument in operation.


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