{"product_id":"the-astronomical-scrapbook-joseph-ashbrook-9780521106047","title":"The Astronomical Scrapbook: Skywatchers, Pioneers and Seekers in Astronomy","description":"This collection of 83 articles on the history of astronomy is the harvest of a quarter of a century spent in seeking out intriguing, unusual and half-forgotten events. Joe Ashbrook wrote a column regularly for the monthly magazine Sky and Telescope. Professor Owen Gingerich, of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, has helped in the selection of the very best of these timeless vignettes, and he has contributed a foreword to the collection. Each article has been edited, and in some cases modified, to take account of any subsequent discoveries. Articles are grouped into themes covering biography, telescopes, the solar systems, stars and galaxies, and star atlases. Much of the material cannot be found in standard references in the history of astronomy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Ashbrook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521106044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521106047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.08d","brand":"Joseph Ashbrook","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47421971366143,"sku":"9780521106047","price":67.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_55105b90-3afa-4ecf-a98f-79aaa3bb8121.jpg?v=1761527326","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-astronomical-scrapbook-joseph-ashbrook-9780521106047","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}