望远镜能让我们凝视太阳系，甚至更遥远的地方，帮助我们了解遥远的星星和行星。在这本书中，读者们可以通过剖面图，以及对光的科学的详细解释了解这些工程设计上的杰作。为了仰望天空，世界各地的人们建造了许多奇妙的仪器来。这些望远镜不仅仅是工程设计的奇迹——它们是见证好奇心和惊叹的丰碑。发现天文学和观星背后的物理学，从望远镜经常建在沙漠中的原因，到科学家如何能知道甚至百万光年之外的行星是由什么构成的。

Looking Up is a celebration of telescopes around the world and speeding through space. These incredible structures gaze out into the solar system and beyond, helping us learn about distant stars and planets. Discover these amazing feats of engineering with cutaway illustrations, alongside detailed explanations of the science of light. All over the world, people have built fantastic instruments for looking up into the sky. These telescopes are not just engineering marvels - they are monuments to curiosity and wonder. Discover the physics behind astronomy and stargazing, from the reason that telescopes are often built in deserts to how scientists can tell what planets are made of, even from million of light years away.