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Parallax The Race to Measure the Cosmos by Alan Hirshfeld
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Freeman & Company, W&H
ISBN-10
0716737116
ISBN-13
9780716737117
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1651559
Product Key Features
Book Title
Parallax : the Race to Measure the Cosmos
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Topic
Physics / Astrophysics, Astronomy
Features
Revised
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
19.6 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
00-068147
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"A thrilling detective story!" --Owen Gingerich, Research Professor of Astronomy and the History of Science, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics "A wonderfully told story of the challenge of measuring our place in the universe. It reaches the stars and the ride is exciting and irresistible." --Margaret J. Geller, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory "One of the great stories of scientific history . . . Hirshfeld sheds light on the important problem of finding our cosmic place." --David H. Levy, Science Editor, Parade, and discoverer of 21 comets "Alan Hirshfeld's authoritative and gripping tale of the search for stellar parallax makes me proud to be a part of such a relentlessly curious and persistent species." --Chet Raymo, columnist, Boston Globe, author of 365 Starry Nights and professor of physics and astronomy at Stonehill College in North Easton, Massachusetts "An excellent book. I'm sure it will be of great value to many readers." --Sir Patrick Moore, host of the BBC's The Sky at Night "Alan Hirshfeld has done for the measurement of the cosmos what Dava Sobel did for the measurement of longitude. Readers will never again look into the night sky the same way." --Michael Shermer, Publisher, Skeptic magazine, author of How We Believe: The Search for God in an Age of Science "Alan Hirshfeld has done a magnificent job, in keeping with the best tradition of astronomical history." --Leif J. Robinson, Editor Emeritus, Sky & Telescope, "A thrilling detective story!" --Owen Gingerich, Research Professor of Astronomy and the History of Science, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics "A wonderfully told story of the challenge of measuring our place in the universe. It reaches the stars and the ride is exciting and irresistible." --Margaret J. Geller, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory "One of the great stories of scientific history . . . Hirshfeld sheds light on the important problem of finding our cosmic place." --David H. Levy, Science Editor, Parade , and discoverer of 21 comets "Alan Hirshfeld's authoritative and gripping tale of the search for stellar parallax makes me proud to be a part of such a relentlessly curious and persistent species." --Chet Raymo, columnist, Boston Globe , author of 365 Starry Nights and professor of physics and astronomy at Stonehill College in North Easton, Massachusetts "An excellent book. I'm sure it will be of great value to many readers." --Sir Patrick Moore, host of the BBC's The Sky at Night "Alan Hirshfeld has done for the measurement of the cosmos what Dava Sobel did for the measurement of longitude. Readers will never again look into the night sky the same way." --Michael Shermer, Publisher, Skeptic magazine, author of How We Believe: The Search for God in an Age of Science "Alan Hirshfeld has done a magnificent job, in keeping with the best tradition of astronomical history." --Leif J. Robinson, Editor Emeritus, Sky & Telescope
Dewey Decimal
523.8/1
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
In the dramatic tradition of the best-selling Longitude, Parallax charts the historical path of observational astronomy's most daunting challenge: measuring the distance to a star.The greatest scientific minds applied themselves in vain to the problem across the millennia, beginning with the ancient Greeks. Not until the nineteenth century would three astronomers, armed with the best telescopes of the age, race to conquer this astronomical Everest-their contest ending in a virtual dead heat.Against a sweeping backdrop filled with kidnappings, dramatic rescue, swordplay, madness, and bitter rivalry, Alan Hirshfeld brings to life the heroes of this remarkable story. Meet the destitute boy plucked from a collapsed building who becomes the greatest telescope maker the world has ever seen; the hot-tempered Dane whose nose is lopped off in a duel over mathematics; the merchant's apprentice forced to choose between the lure of money and his passion for astronomy; and the musician who astounds the world by discovering a new planet from his own backyard.Generously illustrated with diagrams, period engravings, and paintings, Parallax is an unforgettable tale that illuminates the distinctly human side of science.
LC Classification Number
QB813.H57 2001
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