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The FAST telescope / by Marty Gitlin.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Engineering featsDescription: pages cmISBN:
  • 9781680201642 (library bound)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 522 GIT 23
LOC classification:
  • QB479.2 .G58 2018
Contents:
Big hope for a telescope -- Birth of a marvel -- Bigger and stronger -- The amazing attraction -- An incredible feat -- What you should know -- Quick stats -- Timeline.
Summary: "The most powerful telescope in the world was built in a remote area of China. It has already received signals from many light years away. The FAST Telescope is a marvel of engineering. It is no wonder that millions of people have flocked to the area to feast their eyes upon it and learn all about it. The Chinese telescope will use the Next Generation Archive System to help store and maintain its findings. It will also be aided by the European Southern Observatory. The goal of both FAST and SKA is to help solve mysteries."--
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Non Fiction MVS Library Children's Room G- Nonfiction (Juvenile) 522 GIT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 4009200

FAST stands for Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Big hope for a telescope -- Birth of a marvel -- Bigger and stronger -- The amazing attraction -- An incredible feat -- What you should know -- Quick stats -- Timeline.

"The most powerful telescope in the world was built in a remote area of China. It has already received signals from many light years away. The FAST Telescope is a marvel of engineering. It is no wonder that millions of people have flocked to the area to feast their eyes upon it and learn all about it. The Chinese telescope will use the Next Generation Archive System to help store and maintain its findings. It will also be aided by the European Southern Observatory. The goal of both FAST and SKA is to help solve mysteries."--

Grades 4 to 6.

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