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Almost a half-century after is completion, the 200-inch Palomar telescope remains an unparalleled combination of vast scale and microscope detail. As huge as the Pantheon of Rome and as heavy as the Statue of Liberty, this magnificent instrument is so precisely built that its seventeen-foot mirror was hand-polished to a tolerance of 2/1,000,000 of an inch. The telescope's construction drove some to the brink of madness, made others fearful that mortals might glimpse heaven, and transfixed an entire nation. Ronald Florence weaves into his account of the creation of "the perfect machine" a stirring chronicle of the birth of Big Science and a poignant rendering of an America mired in the depression yet reaching for the stars.
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Troy Holmes
reviewed The Perfect Machine: Building the Palomar Telescope on September 16, 2018 The Perfect Machine
One of the best books I've read. As an engineer and amateur astronomer, the subject has been known to me for years, but I've never read the story of how it came to be, especially cast against the background of the political (the Roaring Twenties, the Depression, the rise of fascism, WWII) and scientific (relativity, quantum mechanics, the discovery of other galaxies) revolutions of the time. Extraordinarily well researched, this story was very well told and made me appreciate what I will call the attitude of scientific entrepreneurship of the day. I gained a deep appreciation for what George Hale and all of the others accomplished with what we regard as truly rudimentary tools. Highly recommended. An excellent birthday present from my daughter!
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