9780486490939-0486490939-Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos (Dover Books on Astronomy)

Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos (Dover Books on Astronomy)

ISBN-13: 9780486490939
ISBN-10: 0486490939
Edition: Revised, Updated
Author: Alan W. Hirshfeld
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Dover
Format: Paperback 336 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780486490939
ISBN-10: 0486490939
Edition: Revised, Updated
Author: Alan W. Hirshfeld
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Dover
Format: Paperback 336 pages

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Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos (Dover Books on Astronomy) (ISBN-13: 9780486490939 and ISBN-10: 0486490939), written by authors Alan W. Hirshfeld, was published by Dover in 2013. With an overall rating of 4.3 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos (Dover Books on Astronomy) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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"Astronomy is a foundation stone in our self-image as a species, and Parallax does an outstanding job showing us how that stone was laid." — San Francisco Bay Guardian
"Compelling? Try kidnapping, mudslinging, and despair, all in the name of the stars." — Kansas City Star
"A tale of science at its best." — The Boston Globe
This lively history of the struggle to measure the distance to the stars introduces a memorable cast of historical figures, from ancient Greeks to nineteenth-century scientists. Characters include an impoverished boy, plucked from a collapsed building to become the greatest telescope maker in the world; a hot-tempered Dane who loses his nose in a duel over mathematics; a merchant's apprentice, forced to choose between a lucrative career and his passion for astronomy; and other fascinating individuals. Numerous pictures illuminate the stories, and extensive notes offer suggestions for further reading.

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