Charles A. Whitney

Autor(a) de Whitney's Star finder: A field guide to the heavens

3 Works 266 Membros 2 Reviews

About the Author

Inclui os nomes: Chaarles A. Whitney, Charles Allen Whitney

Obras de Charles A. Whitney

The Discovery of Our Galaxy (1971) 45 cópias

Learn to Navigate by the Tutorial System Developed at Harvard (2009) 8 cópias

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome padrão: Whitney, Charles A.
Nome de batismo: Whitney, Charles Allen
Data de nascimento: 1929-01-31
Sexo: male
Nacionalidade: USA
Local de nascimento: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Locais de residência: Weston, Massachusetts, USA
Educação: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Ocupação: astronomer
Organizações: Harvard University

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The discovery of our galaxy de Charles Allen Whitney

This book thrilled me when I first read it several years ago. Whitney explained with great clarity how we discovered that we lived in a galaxy--an island of stars--and how we measure the distance to far away objects. His prose is not only vivid but clear to a layman. For instance, his account of Cepheid variables as yardsticks was completely understandable.

Of course, we now have even better, more precisely defined tools, but I understand how they work thanks to Whitney.

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dangraves | Apr 15, 2010 |