Levesque, Emily
Summary: "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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2020
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Summary: "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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bellevue Literary Press 2014