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Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0684865793
ISBN-13: 9780684865799
Sep 2002
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
379 pages
Illustrated
ALEX AWARDS (AWARDS)
Language: English |
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Synopsis
An exploration of how amateur stargazers have contributed to the science of astronomy. The book also includes star charts and tips for those interested in studying the night sky. A New York Times "Editor's Choice" for 2002.
| Details | | Series: | ALEX AWARDS (AWARDS) |
| Size | | Length: | 379 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 24.8 oz |
Industry Reviews
"Universe-watching, like golf and aging, promotes humility. Ferris is a retired professor, but of journalism, not astronomy, and his tone is that of the amateurs he celebrates and interviews. That adolescent enthusiasm, well tended since sputnik, reinforces his formidable literary gifts--for metaphor, for narrative and everything between. This is a beautiful book."
New York Times Book Review - William R. Everdell (08/25/2002)
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