Discover the story of the people who see beyond the stars…
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.
- 320 pages
- English
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Astronomy & AstrophysicsIndex
Biological SciencesTable of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter One: First Light
- Chapter Two: Prime Focus
- Chapter Three: Has Anybody Seen the Condors?
- Chapter Four: Hours Lost: Six. Reason: Volcano.
- Chapter Five: The Harm from the Bullets Was Extraordinarily Small
- Chapter Six: A Mountain of Oneâs Own
- Chapter Seven: Hayrides and Hurricanes
- Chapter Eight: Flying with the Stratonauts
- Chapter Nine: Three Seconds in Argentina
- Chapter Ten: Test Mass
- Chapter Eleven: Target of Opportunity
- Chapter Twelve: The Supernova in Your Inbox
- Chapter Thirteen: Synoptic Future
- Reading Group Guide
- Interviews
- Notes
- Index
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Copyright
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