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EDITORIAL INFORMATION

By focusing on the history of the Gemini Observatory--twin 8-meter telescopes located on mountain peaks in Hawaii and Chile--Giant Telescopes tells the story behind the planning and construction of modern scientific tools, offering a detailed view of the technological and political transformation of astronomy in the postwar era.

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GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Contents.

-Introduction: Beautiful and Cantankerous Instruments.
-1. Leo and Jesse's Changing World.
-2. Tradition and Balance.
-3. Visions of Grandeur.
-4. Paper Telescopes.
-5. Growing Pains.
-6. Astropolitics.
-7. Smoke and Mirrors.
-8. Joining the 8-Meter Club.
-9. Point-and-Click Astronomy.
-Conclusion: Telescopes, Postwar Science, and the Next Big Machine.
-Giant Telescopes.
-Sources.
-Abbreviations.
-Notes.
-Acknowledgments.
-Index.