Astronomen 06

Heavenly Intrigue: Johannes Kepler, Tycho Brahe, and the Murder Behind One of History's Greatest Scientific Discoveries

Autoren: Joshua Gilder, Anne-Lee Gilder

Galileo’s Daughter: A Drama of Science, Faith and Love

Autor: Dava Sobel

Copernicus' Secret: How the Scientific Revolution Began

Autor: Jack Repcheck

Galileo: Pioneer Scientist (Heritage)

Autor: Stillman Drake

Moving Heaven and Earth (Icon Science): Copernicus and the Solar System

John Henry

Introducing Newton: A Graphic Guide

Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love

Dava Sobel

Galileo's oldest child was 13 when he placed her in a convent near him in Florence, where she took the most appropriate name of Suor Maria Celeste. Her support was her father's greatest source of strength. Her presence, through letters which Sobel has translated from Italian and masterfully woven into the narrative, graces her father's life now as it did then.
G A L I L E O' S D A U G H T E R dramatically recolors the personality and accomplishment of a mythic figure whose seventeenth-century clash with Catholic doctrine continues to define the schism between science and religion. Moving between Galileo's public life and Maria Celeste's sequestered world, Sobel illuminates the Florence of the Medicis and the papal court in Rome during an era when humanity's perception of its place in the cosmos was overturned. With all the human drama and scientific adventure that distinguished Latitude, Galileo's Daughter is an unforgettable story.

Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos: The Story of the Scientific Quest for the Secret of the Universe

Dennis Overbye

The Astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin - A Short Biography: 30 Minute Book, Series 6

Doug West

Maybe you have never heard of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin; if not, now is your chance to find out about the interesting woman who had a huge impact on the world of science and advanced the cause of women. Her discovery that hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe was a fundamental breakthrough. She was one of the early astronomers to combine the power of physics and chemistry in order to unlock the mysteries of the stars. Born in Victorian England at a time when women were not encouraged to attend college, after graduation from Cambridge University, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin came to America to study at Harvard College Observatory under Harlow Shapley. During her four decades at Harvard, she would rise through the ranks, starting as a graduate student and becoming the first female full professor at the prestigious school. During her long and productive career, she would travel the world hosting lectures on astronomy and attending conferences. At the peak of her career, she was one of the world's foremost experts on variable stars. A dedicated wife, mother, and world class scholar, Cecilia broke the glass ceiling in the academic world and opened the door for women to advance in many different fields.

This is the sixth book in the 30 Minute Book Series. Each book in the series is fast-paced, well-worded, accurate, and covers the story in as much detail as a short book allows. In less than an hour, you can listen to the book; it is a perfect companion for a lunch hour or a nice distraction for a train ride home from work.

About the author:

Doug West is a retired engineer, small business owner, and an experienced nonfiction writer with several books to his credit. His writing interests are general, with special expertise in science, biographies, numismatics, and "how to" topics. Doug has a Ph D in General Engineering from Oklahoma State University.

The Astronaut Maker: How One Mysterious Engineer Ran Human Spaceflight for a Generation

Michael Cassutt

Rocket Men: the daring odyssey of Apollo 8 and the astronauts who made man's first journey to the moon

Robert Kurson

On the Life of Galileo: Viviani's Historical Account and Other Early Biographies

Stefano Gattei

Die Werke von Jakob Bernoulli: Bd. 3: Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung

Jakob Bernoulli

The Close Encounters Man: How One Man Made the World Believe in UFOs

Mark O'Connell

Apollo 11: The Inside Story (English Edition)

Autor: David Whitehouse

The Jazz of Physics: The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe (English Edition)

Autor: Stephon Alexander