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The Last Stargazers - The Enduring Story of Astronomy's Vanishing Explorers (Paperback) Loot Price: R272
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The Last Stargazers - The Enduring Story of Astronomy's Vanishing Explorers (Paperback): Emily Levesque

The Last Stargazers - The Enduring Story of Astronomy's Vanishing Explorers (Paperback)

Emily Levesque

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2021 FINALIST FOR THE PEN/E.O. WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE WRITING AWARD AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2020 To be an astronomer is to journey to some of the most inaccessible parts of the globe, braving mountain passes, sub-zero temperatures, and hostile flora and fauna. Not to mention the stress of handling equipment worth millions. It is a life of unique delights and absurdities ... and one that may be drawing to a close. Since Galileo first pointed his telescope at the heavens, astronomy has stood as a fount of human creativity and discovery, but soon it will be the robots gazing at the sky while we are left to sift through the data. In The Last Stargazers, Emily Levesque reveals the hidden world of the professional astronomer. She celebrates an era of ingenuity and curiosity, and asks us to think twice before we cast aside our sense of wonder at the universe.

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Imprint: Oneworld Publications
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: June 2021
Authors: Emily Levesque
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - B-format / B-format
Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 978-0-86154-006-8
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Popular astronomy
Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Space travel & exploration
Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Galaxies, clusters, intergalactic matter > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Solar system > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Astrophysics
LSN: 0-86154-006-9
Barcode: 9780861540068

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