Starlight Detectives: How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe

by Alan W. Hirshfeld

Book Overview

Julia Ward Howe Award Finalist
NBC News "Top Science and Tech Books of the Year" selection
Scientific American/FSG "Favorite Science Books of the Year" selection
Nature.com "Top Reads of the Year" selection
Kirkus Reviews "Best Books of the Year" selection
Discover magazine "Top 5 Summer Read"

"A masterful balance of science, history and rich narrative." --Discover...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1934137782
• ISBN13: 9781934137789
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"