ABSTRACT

Preface to the Fourth Edition (2015) ............................................................................................ix Preface to the Third Edition (2006) ..............................................................................................xi Preface to the Second Edition (1993) ...........................................................................................xv Preface to the First Edition (1986)............................................................................................. xvii Editors ........................................................................................................................................... xix Contributors ................................................................................................................................. xxi

1. Factors Affecting Mirror Performance ...............................................................................1 Daniel Vukobratovich

2. Large Mirror Design ............................................................................................................ 39 Daniel Vukobratovich

3. Mounting Large, Horizontal-Axis Mirrors ................................................................... 115 Daniel Vukobratovich

4. Mounting Large, Vertical-Axis Mirrors ......................................................................... 141 Daniel Vukobratovich

5. Mounting Large, Variable-Orientation Mirrors .......................................................... 177 Daniel Vukobratovich

6. Design and Mounting of Metallic Mirrors ...................................................................255 Daniel Vukobratovich

7. Optical Instrument Structural Design ...........................................................................343 Daniel Vukobratovich

8. Emerging Mirror Technologies ....................................................................................... 451 William A. Goodman and Paul R. Yoder, Jr.