{"product_id":"starlight-detectives-how-astronomers-inventors-and-eccentrics-discovered-the-modern-universe","title":"Starlight Detectives How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Hirshfeld\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Starlight Detectives How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 399\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2014\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eJulia Ward Howe Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNBC News \"Top Science and Tech Books of the Year\" selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e\/FSG \"Favorite Science Books of the Year\" selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNature.com \"Top Reads of the Year\" selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \"Best Books of the Year\" selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscover\u003c\/i\u003e magazine \"Top 5 Summer Read\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A masterful balance of science, history and rich narrative.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003emagazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Hirshfeld tells this climactic discovery of the expanding universe with great verve and sweep, as befits a story whose scope, characters and import leave most fiction far behind.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eStarlight Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e is just the sort of richly veined book I love to read--full of scientific history and discoveries, peopled by real heroes and rogues, and told with absolute authority. Alan Hirshfeld's wide, deep knowledge of astronomy arises not only from the most careful scholarship, but also from the years he's spent at the telescope, posing his own questions to the stars.\" --\u003cb\u003eDAVA SOBEL\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eA More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLongitude\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In 1929, Edwin Hubble announced the greatest discovery in the history of astronomy since Galileo first turned a telescope to the heavens. The galaxies, previously believed to float serenely in the void, are in fact hurtling apart at an incredible speed: the universe is expanding. This stunning discovery was the culmination of a decades-long arc of scientific and technical advancement. In its shadow lies an untold, yet equally fascinating, backstory whose cast of characters illuminates the gritty, hard-won nature of scientific progress.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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 trailblazers of astrophotography and spectroscopy, to geniuses of invention such as Leon Foucault, and George Hale, who founded the Mount Wilson Observatory, Hirshfeld reveals the incredible stories--and the ambitious dreamers--behind the birth of modern astronomy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlan Hirshfeld\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of Physics at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and an Associate of the Harvard College Observatory, is the author of \u003ci\u003eParallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos, The Electric Life of Michael Faraday,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEureka Man: The Life and Legacy of Archimedes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934137789\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Height: 8.9 Inches, Length: 5.9 Inches, Weight: 1.15522225288 Pounds, Width: 1.1 Inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e en\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alan Hirshfeld","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53794841428275,"sku":"9781934137789","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/3636\/7411\/files\/17445853482876.jpg?v=1785905956","url":"https:\/\/bookabaloo.com\/products\/starlight-detectives-how-astronomers-inventors-and-eccentrics-discovered-the-modern-universe","provider":"Bookabaloo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}