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Benjamin Banneker, scientist
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Garnet Jackson |
Simple rhyming text introduces the life and work of the African-American scientist, astronomer, surveyor, and almanac publisher. |
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Truth on trial
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Vicki Cobb |
A biography of the 16th-century Italian mathematician, physicist, and astronomer who questioned the accepted scientific theories of his time and was tried by the Inquisition for his ideas. |
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Beyond the wall of time
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Russell Kirkpatrick |
The stunning conclusion to the Broken Man trilogy. The wall of time has fallen and the gods are free to ravage the world. The few that know of their escape into mortal lands are under the control of … |
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Johannes Kepler and the new astronomy
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James R. Voelkel |
A biography of the German astronomer who discovered three laws of planetary motion. |
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Tycho & Kepler
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Kitty Ferguson |
"On his deathbed in 1601, the Danish nobleman and greatest naked-eye astronomer, Tycho Brahe, begged his young colleague, Johannes Kepler, "Let me not seem to have lived in vain." For more than thirt… |
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Serious men
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Manu Joseph |
"Low-caste Ayyan Mani lives in a Mubai tenement and works in an esteemed research institute as the assistant of top researcher Arvind Acharya. Forever spiteful toward his privileged superiors, Ayyan … |
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Galileo
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Jacqueline Mitton |
Describes the life and work of the scientist who offered objective evidence that the earth was not the fixed center of the universe. |
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The astronomer & the witch
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Ulinka Rublack |
Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was one of the most admired astronomers who ever lived and a key figure in the scientific revolution. A defender of Copernicus's sun-centered universe, he famously discove… |
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Caroline's comets
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Emily Arnold McCully |
Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) was not only one of the greatest astronomers who ever lived but also the first woman to be paid for her scientific work. Born the youngest daughter of a poor family in H… |
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Albert Einstein and Sir Arthur Eddington
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Mary Colson |
Describes the rise of these two men and how their friendship fostered scientific breakthroughs and ultimately Einstein's fame. |
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Astronomer's Tale
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Gary Fildes |
1 volume : 20 cm |
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American astronomers
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Carole Ann Camp |
Brief biographies of ten American astronomers, including Maria Mitchell, Percival Lowell, and Carl Sagan. |
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Starry Messenger
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Peter Sís |
Describes the life and work of the courageous man who changed the way people saw the galaxy, by offering objective evidence that the earth was not the fixed center of the universe. |
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Astronomers and cosmologists
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LLC Cavendish Square Publishing |
Looks at the lives and careers of over fifty astronomers and cosmologists. |
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Contact
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Carl Sagan |
In December, 1999, a multinational team journeys out to the stars, to the most awesome encounter in human history. Who -- or what -- is out there?
In Cosmos, Carl Sagan explained the universe. In C… |
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Seeing stars
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Mitchell, Mark |
Relates the history of the McDonald Observatory in West Texas, and discusses astronomical discoveries related to stars. |
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Benjamin Banneker
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Catherine A. Welch |
True or False? Benjamin Banneker used a telescope and mathematics to predict a solar eclipse. True! In 1789, Banneker calculated when the moon would pass between the earth and sun. And he did it with… |
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Kepler's Witch
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James A. Connor |
Set against the backdrop of the witchcraft trial of his mother, this lively biography of Johannes Kepler – 'the Protestant Galileo' and 16th century mathematician and astronomer – reveals the surpris… |
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Carl Sagan
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Ellen Butts,Joyce R. Schwartz,Ellen R. Butts |
A biography of the celebrity scientist who brought astronomy to books, magazines, and television, as well as to his Cornell University classroom. |
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Galileo
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Robin S. Doak |
A biography profiling the life of Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, who shared the beliefs of the controversial astronomer Copernicus that the Earth revolved around the sun. Eventually Galielo was … |
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