A to Z of Scientists in Space and Astronomy
- ISBN-10
- 1438109237
- ISBN-13
- 9781438109237
- Category
- Astronomers
- Pages
- 337
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-01-01
- Publisher
- Infobase Publishing
- Authors
- Deborah Todd, Joseph A. Angelo
Description
Profiles more than 130 scientists from around the world who made important contributions in the fields of space and astronomy, including John Couch Adams, Albert Einstein, and Plato.
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