| Description |
xxviii, 457 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Sputnik, reality, and technology -- Early days : the Romans -- Rome and Itek : first adaptive optics systems -- Laser guide stars -- Fugate's Rayleigh guide star experiments -- Lincoln laboratory -- Sharing the gold : astronomical nuggets -- Strategic defense initiative -- Airborne laser -- 3.5-meter military telescope complex : Starfire Optical Range, New Mexico -- 3.67-meter military telescope complex : Maui, Hawaii -- Sodium guide star laser : the future. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Optics, Adaptive -- History.
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Optics, Adaptive -- Research -- United States -- History.
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Laser guide star adaptive optics.
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Lasers -- Military applications.
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Space telescopes.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780826346919 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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082634691X (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780826346933 (electronic bk.) |
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