Edwin Hubble Mariner of the Nebulae

Name: Edwin Hubble Mariner of the Nebulae
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ISBN: 9780226105215

ISBN-10: 0226105210

ISBN-13: 9780226105215

Edition: 1996

Authors: Gale E. Christianson

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In 1923 Edwin Hubble confirmed the existence of other galaxies. By the end of the decade, he proved that the universe is expanding, thus laying the very cornerstone of the big bang theory. A revealing portrait of a scientific genius at work, this book also offers an incisive narrative of the history of astronomy, and an evocation of what we see when gazing at the stars. "Highly entertaining. . . . Hubble may have been the most important astronomer since Galileo. Perhaps since Copernicus."—Dick Teresi, New York Times Book Review "Hubble's own story has not been adequately told until now. . . . A riveting portrait of a great scientist and a haunted man, and the best look we are…

Book details

List price: $29.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 12/1/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 435
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English




Marshfield



""An Awful Moment""



""A Thing So Outlandish""



A Son of Queen's



Heaven's Gate



Reconnaissance



The Cosmic Archipelago



Uncharted Water



Mariner of the Nebulae



""Your Husband's Work Is Beautiful""



""Almost a Miracle""



""Now Whom Do We Want to Meet?""



Landlocked



Dark Passage



Home Is the Sailor


Epilogue


Notes and Abbreviations of Frequently Used Sources


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index