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TECHNOLOGY

Scott, Elaine

Space, Stars, and the Beginning of Time: What the Hubble Telescope Saw

66 pp. | Clarion | January, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-547-24189-0 $17.99

(2) 4-6 Scott covers the last approved repair mission for the Hubble Telescope (in 2009) as well as highlights of the Hubble-supported science and technology advancements of the past two decades. While the book is filled with amazingly clear, color-enhanced images of planets, stars, etc., Scott also explains the less showy but significant science made possible by the Hubble's instruments. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2011