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Dava Sobel

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American writer

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  • Cover of: Longitude: the story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time
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  • Cover of: Galileo's daughter: a historical memoir of science, faith, and love
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    Cover of edition galileosdaughter00dava Cover of edition galileosdaughter0614sobe_KO053 Cover of edition galileosdaughter00sobe First published in 1999 — 23 editions
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  • Cover of: The planets
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  • Cover of: Illinois: Prentice Hall Literature
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  • Cover of: Arthritis: what works
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  • Cover of: Backache: What exercises work
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  • Cover of: The Best American Science Writing 2004
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    Cover of edition bestamericanscie00dava_0 First published in 2004 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science

    First published in 2024 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

    First published in 1999 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionised the Cosmos

    First published in 2011 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos
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    Cover of edition moreperfectheave0000sobe First published in 2011 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars

    First published in 2016 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Planets

    First published in 2005 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love

    First published in 1999 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: To Father: The Letters of Sister Maria Celeste to Galileo, 1623-1633

    First published in 2001 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love

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  • Cover of: Galileos Tochter: Eine Geschichte von der Wissenschaft, den Sternen und der Liebe

    First published in 1999 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: La hija de Galileo

    First published in 1999 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The glass universe: how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars

    First published in 2016 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Illustrated Longitude
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    First published in 2003 — 2 editions
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American writer

Subjects

Astronomers, Exercise therapy, History, Arthritis, Astronomy, history, Biography, Astronomy, Correspondence, Backache, Nuns, biography, Popular works, Solar system, Galilei, galileo, 1564-1642, Copernicus, nicolaus, 1473-1543, Influence, Italy, social conditions, Large type books, New York Times reviewed, Nonfiction, Nuns, Planets, Science, Women in science, Women mathematicians, Alternative medicine

Places

Italy, Solar system, Great Britain, England, Harvard College Observatory, Massachusetts, Poland

People

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Maria Celeste Galilei (1600-1634), Galileo Galilei, John Harrison (1693-1776), Maria Celeste, 1600-1634 Galilei, Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), Edmond Halley, Isaac Newton, John Harrison, Larcum Kendall, Suor Marie Celeste

Time

1800-1999, 19th century, 20th century, Eighteenth Century

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September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
June 7, 2014 Edited by KirstinM Added new photo
June 7, 2014 Edited by KirstinM added official website
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import