The Jewel on the Mountaintop

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The Jewel on the Mountaintop is written by Claus Madsen and published by John Wiley & Sons. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3527671684 (ISBN 10) and 9783527671687 (ISBN 13).

Authored by ESO senior advisor Claus Madsen, the present book comprises 576 action-packed pages of ESO history and dramatic stories about the people behind the organisation. This is the ultimate historical account about ESO and its telescopes in the southern hemisphere, but also about a truly remarkable European success story in research. Spanning the range from the first telescopes to the future platforms of the next generation, it shows how the improvement of the telescopes leads to a continuously changing view of the Universe. With 150 photos and illustrations. Produced especially for ESO's 50th anniversary.