Hubble Deep Field and the Distant Universe describes this watershed event in the history of astronomy. Aimed at an audience including amateur astronomers, science historians, researchers, Hubble Space Telescope (HST) aficionados and students interested in science, this book recounts the development of space astronomy and the progression of decisions and events that led to the distant universe exploration of Robert Williams and the Hubble Deep Field team. It gives a fascinating i...
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Preface
Author biography
Chapter 1 – The Beginnings
Chapter 2 – Telescopes in Space
Chapter 3 A – Flawed Hubble Telescope
Chapter 4 – Hubble Servicing Missions...
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Astronomer Robert Williams was Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute from 1993–1998. He initiated and led the Hubble Deep Field project and in 1998 he w...