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Yount, Lisa

Modern Astronomy: Expanding the Universe

204 pp. | Chelsea | September, 2006 | Library ISBN 0-8160-5746-X $35.00
(3) YA Milestones in Discovery and Invention series. This volume begins with a big-picture introduction, then offers intelligent, comprehensive summaries of the contributions of ten scientists and inventors, ranging from the well-known Edwin Hubble to the less-famous Vera Rubin. The volume's thoughtful sequencing puts the scientists' accomplishments in context. Black-and-white photos, some diagrams, reference materials, sidebars, and firsthand accounts of breakthroughs expand the text. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

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