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The Cosmic Inquirers
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The Cosmic Inquirers
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The Cosmic Inquirers

The Cosmic Inquirers

The Cosmic Inquirers

The Cosmic Inquirers

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ISBN-13: 9780674434134
Publisher: Harvard
Publication date: 10/01/2013
Edition description: Reprint 2014 ed.
Pages: 221
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Tucker Wallace :

Wallace Tucker is science spokesman for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Chandra X-ray Center. He is coauthor with his wife of numerous books on astronomy.Tucker Karen :

Karen Tucker is science writer for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Chandra X-ray Center. She is coauthor with her husband of numerous books on astronomy.

Table of Contents

Prologue1
1The Mushrooms of San Augustin: The Very Large Array5
2A High-Energy Astrophysicist and the Einstein X-ray Observatory43
3Lines and Spaces: Gamma Ray Astronomy97
4Dewars and Thinkers: The Infrared Astronomical Satellite125
5Where the Stars Don't Twinkle: The Space Telescope171
Epilogue204
Bibliography211
Index215
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