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"Parallax charts the historical path of observational astronomy's most daunting challenge: measuring the distance to a star." "The greatest scientific minds applied themselves in vain to the problem across the millennia, beginning with the ancient Greeks. Not until the nineteenth century would three astronomers, armed with the best telescopes of the age, race to conquer this astronomical Everest - their contest ending in a virtual dead heat.".
"Against a backdrop filled with kidnappings, dramatic rescue, swordplay, madness, and bitter rivalry, Alan Hirshfeld brings to life the heroes of this remarkable story.
Meet the destitute boy plucked from a collapsed building who becomes the greatest telescope maker the world has ever seen; the hot-tempered Dane whose nose is lopped off in a duel over mathematics; the merchant's apprentice forced to choose between the lure of money and his passion for astronomy; and the musician who astounds the world by discovering a new planet from his own backyard.".
"Illustrated with diagrams, period engravings, and paintings, Parallax is an unforgettable tale that illuminates the distinctly human side of science."--BOOK JACKET.
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Parallax, Stars, SCIENCE, Astronomy, Astronomy, historyShowing 5 featured editions. View all 5 editions?
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Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos
2013, Dover Publications, Incorporated
in English
0486315916 9780486315911
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Parallax: the Race to Measure the Cosmos
2013, Dover Publications, Incorporated
in English
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Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos
May 1, 2002, Owl Books
Paperback
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0805071334 9780805071337
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Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos
2002, Holt & Company, Henry
in English
1429931698 9781429931694
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Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos
May 1, 2001, W. H. Freeman
Hardcover
in English
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0716737116 9780716737117
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