Design of structural geometries for large telescope enclosures

With the rapid advancements in telescope technology, the next generation telescopes will be on the order of 20 - 50 [m] in diameter. Since traditional telescopes have been substantially smaller, this huge increase in telescope size necessitates a study into new solutions for telescope enclosure g...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wong, Vanessa
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31608