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"The writing is clear and engaging, difficult ideas are simply and speedily explained, and the approach is essentially historical with a particular emphasis on some of the personalities involved as well as their achievements....There is much here that will be of interest to newcomers to astronomy or to anyone wishing to fill out a somewhat sketchy knowledge of astronomical history.Ferguson, Kitty is the author of 'Measuring the Universe Our Historic Quest to Chart the Horizons of Space and Time' with ISBN 9780802713513 and ISBN 0802713513.
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