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Names: Vanden Bout, Paul A., 1939– author. | Dickman, R. L. (Robert L.), 1947– author. |Plunkett, Adele L., 1988– author.
Title: The ALMA telescope : the story of a science mega-project / Paul A. Vanden Bout, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, Virginia (Emeritus), Robert L. Dickman, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, Virginia (Emeritus), Adele L. Plunkett, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Description: Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2022060274 | ISBN 9781009279680 (paperback) | ISBN 9781009279727 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: ALMA (Observatory : Chile) – History. | Atacama Large Millimeter Array (Project) – History. | Millimeter astronomy – History. | Very large array telescopes – Chile – History. | Millimeter astronomy.
Classification: LCC QB479.C5 A46 2023 | DDC 522.2983–dc23/eng/20230317
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