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"The path to a broader mode of cosmic observation was blazed by a cadre of nineteenth-century amateur astronomers and inventors, galvanized by the advent of photography, spectral analysis, and innovative technology to create the entirely new field of astrophysics. From William Bond, who turned his home into a functional observatory, to John and Henry Draper, a father and son team who were trailblazers of astrophotography and spectroscopy, to geniuses...
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"For readers of Labgirl and Neil DeGrasse Tyson, The Last Stargazers combines the exciting travels of award-winning astronomer Emily Levesque with the misunderstood antics of a scrappy (and shrinking) crew of scientists working with stars and telescopes. She dissects both the romance and the real human curiosity that is so important to our exploration of space. Amidst the lonely quiet of stargazing to wild bears loose in the observatory, these love...
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[2009]
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This new reference series describes and illustrates through stimulating texts, feature boxes and chronologies, and innovative imagery, the lives, discoveries, and theories of great scientists and thinkers. This book features the lifes of the pioneering chemists--Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Edwin Hubble, Stephen Hawking, and others.
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