A History of Optical Telescopes in Astronomy / by Wilson Wall.

Preface
Table of Contents
Book Summary
Chapter 1: Astronomy as a Science in Need of a Tool
Chapter 2: The Invention of the Telescope
Chapter 3: Developments in Optics and the Newly Invented Telescope
Chapter 4: Aerial Refractor Telescopes and the Development of Reflectors
Chapter 5: The Ascent of the Mirror Lens and Reflecting Telescopes
Chapter 6: Industrial Life Creating Fine Instruments and Polluting the Skies
Chapter 7: Moving Observations off the Planet
Chapter 8: The Hubble Space Telescope
Chapter 9: The Future: James Webb and Beyond
Chapter 10: Timeline of the Optical Telescope
Chapter 11: People in the Text
Index.