Author: SHEEHAN, WILLIAM
Title: The Immortal Fire Within: The Life and Work of Edward Emerson Barnard
Description: UK: Cambridge University Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0521444896. 429 pages. Index. "This, the first full-length biography of E.E. Barnard, tells the remarkable tale of endurance and achievement of one of the leading astronomers of the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century... Barnard scoured the heavens endlessly, leaving an astonishing legacy of observations - of planets, satellites, comets, double stars, bright and dark nebulae, and globular clusters - that make him one of the greatest observers of all time." - from preliminary page. Usual library markings. Average wear. Some lean to spine. A sound working copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Immortal Fire Within: The Life and Work of Edward Emerson Barnard Astronomy United States History nineteenth century and early twentieth century... Barnard scoured the heavens endlessly, leaving an astonishing legacy of observations - of planets, sate. Good in Good dust jacket .

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