Surveying the Skies: How Astronomers Map the Universe 9783319285108, 3319285106

Since the time of Galileo, astronomy has been driven by technological innovation. With each major advance has come the o

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Surveying the Skies: How Astronomers Map the Universe
9783319285108, 3319285106

From newborn galaxies to icy worlds and blazing quasars, a behind-the-scenes story of how Palomar Observatory astronomer

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What if one of the most thrilling stories in the history of science turned out to be wrong? Can urban legends creep into

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Astronomers have determined that our universe is 13.7 billion years old. How exactly did they come to this precise concl

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An extraordinary yet little-known scientific advance occurred in the opening years of the nineteenth century when a youn

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A provocative and penetrating new life of Galileo, placing the man, his achievements, and his failures in the broader hi

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Galileo (1564–1642) is one of the most important and controversial figures in the history of science. A hero of modern s

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