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**NBC News “Top Science and Tech Books of the Year” selection** **__Scientific American__/FSG “Favorite Science Books of the Year” selection** **Nature.com “Top Reads of the Year” selection** **__Kirkus Reviews__ “Best Books of the Year” selection** **__Discover__ magazine “Top 5 Summer Read”** “A masterful balance of science, history and rich narrative.” —__**Discover**__ magazine “Hirshfeld tells this climactic discovery of the expanding universe with great verve and sweep, as befits a story whose scope, characters and import leave most fiction far behind.” —**__Wall Street Journal__** “__Starlight Detectives__ is just the sort of richly veined book I love to read—full of scientific history and discoveries, peopled by real heroes and rogues, and told with absolute authority. Alan Hirshfeld’s wide, deep knowledge of astronomy arises not only from the most careful scholarship, but also from the years he’s spent at the telescope, posing his own questions to the stars.” —**DAVA SOBEL**, author of __A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos__ and __Longitude__ In 1929, Edwin Hubble announced the greatest discovery in the history of astronomy since Galileo first turned a telescope to the heavens. The galaxies, previously believed to float serenely in the void, are in fact hurtling apart at an incredible speed: the universe is expanding. This stunning discovery was the culmination of a decades-long arc of scientific and technical advancement. In its shadow lies an untold, yet equally fascinating, backstory whose cast of characters illuminates the gritty, hard-won nature of scientific progress. The path to a broader mode of cosmic observation was blazed by a cadre of nineteenth-century amateur astronomers and inventors, galvanized by the advent of photography, spectral analysis, and innovative technology to create the entirely new field of astrophysics. From William Bond, who turned his home into a functional observatory, to John and Henry Draper, a father and son team who were trailblazers of astrophotography and spectroscopy, to geniuses of invention such as Léon Foucault, and George Hale, who founded the Mount Wilson Observatory, Hirshfeld reveals the incredible stories—and the ambitious dreamers—behind the birth of modern astronomy. **Alan Hirshfeld**, Professor of Physics at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and an Associate of the Harvard College Observatory, is the author of __Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos, The Electric Life of Michael Faraday,__ and __Eureka Man: The Life and Legacy of Archimedes.__ Julia Ward Howe Award Finalist NBC News #147;Top Science and Tech Books of the Year" selection Scientific American /FSG #147;Favorite Science Books of the Year" selection Nature.com #147;Top Reads of the Year" selection Kirkus Reviews #147;Best Books of the Year" selection Discover magazine #147;Top 5 Summer Read" #147;A masterful balance of science, history and rich narrative." #8212; Discover magazine #147;Hirshfeld tells this climactic discovery of the expanding universe with great verve and sweep, as befits a story whose scope, characters and import leave most fiction far behind." #8212; Wall Street Journal #147; Starlight Detectives is just the sort of richly veined book I love to read#8212;full of scientific history and discoveries, peopled by real heroes and rogues, and told with absolute authority. Alan Hirshfeld's wide, deep knowledge of astronomy arises not only from the most careful scholarship, but also from the years he's spent at the telescope, posing his own questions to the stars." #8212; DAVA SOBEL , author of A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos and Longitude In 1929, Edwin Hubble announced the greatest discovery in the history of astronomy since Galileo first turned a telescope to the heavens. The galaxies, previously believed to float serenely in the void, are in fact hurtling apart at an incredible speed: the universe is expanding. This stunning discovery was the culmination of a decades-long arc of scientific and technical advancement. In its shadow lies an untold, yet equally fascinating, backstory whose cast of characters illuminates the gritty, hard-won nature of scientific progress. The path to a broader mode of cosmic observation was blazed by a cadre of nineteenth-century amateur astronomers and inventors, galvanized by the advent of photography, spectral analysis, and innovative technology to create the entirely new field of astrophysics. From William Bond, who turned his home into a functional observatory, to John and Henry Draper, a father and son team who were trailblazers of astrophotography and spectroscopy, to geniuses of invention such as L#233;on Foucault, and George Hale, who founded the Mount Wilson Observatory, Hirshfeld reveals the incredible stories#8212;and the ambitious dreamers#8212;behind the birth of modern astronomy. Alan Hirshfeld , Professor of Physics at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and an Associate of the Harvard College Observatory, is the author of Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos, The Electric Life of Michael Faraday, and Eureka Man: The Life and Legacy of Archimedes Julia Ward Howe Award Finalist NBC News “Top Science and Tech Books of the Year" selection Scientific American /FSG “Favorite Science Books of the Year" selection Nature.com “Top Reads of the Year" selection Kirkus Reviews “Best Books of the Year" selection Discover magazine “Top 5 Summer Read" “A masterful balance of science, history and rich narrative." — Discover magazine “Hirshfeld tells this climactic discovery of the expanding universe with great verve and sweep, as befits a story whose scope, characters and import leave most fiction far behind." — Wall Street Journal “ Starlight Detectives is just the sort of richly veined book I love to read—full of scientific history and discoveries, peopled by real heroes and rogues, and told with absolute authority. Alan Hirshfeld's wide, deep knowledge of astronomy arises not only from the most careful scholarship, but also from the years he's spent at the telescope, posing his own questions to the stars." — DAVA SOBEL , author of A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos and Longitude In 1929, Edwin Hubble announced the greatest discovery in the history of astronomy since Galileo first turned a telescope to the heavens. The galaxies, previously believed to float serenely in the void, are in fact hurtling apart at an incredible speed: the universe is expanding. This stunning discovery was the culmination of a decades-long arc of scientific and technical advancement. In its shadow lies an untold, yet equally fascinating, backstory whose cast of characters illuminates the gritty, hard-won nature of scientific progress. The path to a broader mode of cosmic observation was blazed by a cadre of nineteenth-century amateur astronomers and inventors, galvanized by the advent of photography, spectral analysis, and innovative technology to create the entirely new field of astrophysics. From William Bond, who turned his home into a functional observatory, to John and Henry Draper, a father and son team who were trailblazers of astrophotography and spectroscopy, to geniuses of invention such as Léon Foucault, and George Hale, who founded the Mount Wilson Observatory, Hirshfeld reveals the incredible stories—and the ambitious dreamers—behind the birth of modern astronomy. Alan Hirshfeld , Professor of Physics at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and an Associate of the Harvard College Observatory, is the author of Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos, The Electric Life of Michael Faraday, and Eureka Man: The Life and Legacy of Archimedes. With this highly readable and cosmically accessible book, Alan Hirshfeld has done for the measurement of the cosmos what Dava Sobel did for the measurement of longitude. . . . Readers will never again look into the night sky the same way. MICHAEL SHERMER , author of The Believing Brain on Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos In 1930, Edwin Hubble announced the greatest discovery in the history of astronomy since Galileo first turned a telescope to the heavens. The galaxies, previously believed to float serenely in the void, are in fact hurtling apart at an incredible speed; the universe is expanding. This stunning discovery was the culmination of a decades-long arc of scientific and technical advancement. In its shadow lies an untold, yet equally fascinating, backstory whose cast of characters illuminates the gritty, hard-won nature of scientific progress. The path to a broader mode of cosmic observation was blazed by a cadre of 19th-century amateur astronomers and inventors, galvanized by the advent of photography, spectral analysis, and innovative technology to create the entirely new field of astrophysics. From William Bond, who turned his home into a functional observatory, to John and Henry Draper, a father and son team who were trailblazers of astrophotography and spectroscopy, to geniuses of invention such as Lon Foucault, and George Hale, who founded the Mount Wilson Observatory, Hirshfeld reveals the incredible storiesand the ambitious dreamersbehind the birth of modern astronomy. Alan Hirshfeld , Professor of Physics at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and an Associate of the Harvard College Observatory, is the author of Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos, The Electric Life of Michael Faraday, and Eureka Man: The Life and Legacy of Archimedes. Discover magazine “Top 5 Summer Read"Scientific American “Recommended" feature review“A masterful balance of science, history and rich narrative." --Discover magazine“Hirshfeld tells this climactic discovery of the expanding universe with great verve and sweep, as befits a story whose scope, characters and import leave most fiction far behind." --Wall Street Journal“Starlight Detectives is just the sort of richly veined book I love to read--full of scientific history and discoveries, peopled by real heroes and rogues, and told with absolute authority. Alan Hirshfeld's wide, deep knowledge of astronomy arises not only from the most careful scholarship, but also from the years he's spent at the telescope, posing his own questions to the stars." --DAVA SOBEL, author of A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos and.. Content: Part I. Picturing the heavens. True eye and faithful hand -- The ingenious mechanic of Dorchester -- Writing with light -- Summits of silver -- The man with the oil-can -- The evangelists -- The aristocrat and the artisan -- Passion is good, obsession is better -- From closet to cosmos -- Leaves of glass -- The grandest failure -- An uncivil war -- Part II. Seeing the light. The odd couple -- What's my line? -- Laboratories of light -- Deconstructing the sun -- A strange cryptography -- Trumpets and telescopes -- Burn this note -- A spectacle of suns -- The cloud that wasn't there -- The union of two astronomies -- Part III. Money, mirrors, and madness. Mr. Hale of Chicago -- The universe in the mirror -- Threads to a web -- Size matters -- A night to remember -- Oculis subjecta fidelibus. "The path to a broader mode of cosmic observation was blazed by a cadre of nineteenth-century amateur astronomers and inventors, galvanized by the advent of photography, spectral analysis, and innovative technology to create the entirely new field of astrophysics. From William Bond, who turned his home into a functional observatory, to John and Henry Draper, a father and son team who were trailblazers of astrophotography and spectroscopy, to geniuses of invention such as Léon Foucault, and George Hale, who founded the Mount Wilson Observatory, Hirshfeld reveals the incredible stories--and the ambitious dreamers--behind the birth of modern astronomy."--Page 4 of cover NBC News ℗أTop Science and Tech Books of the Year" selection Scientific American /FSG ℗أFavorite Science Books of the Year" selection Nature.com ℗أTop Reads of the Year" selection Kirkus Reviews ℗أBest Books of the Year" selection Discover magazine ℗أTop 5 Summer Read" ℗أA masterful balance of science, history and rich narrative." ℗ا Discover magazine ℗أHirshfeld tells this climactic discovery of the expanding universe with great verve and sweep, as befits a story whose scope, characters and import leave Traces The History Of Astronomy Through Advancements In Three Technologies--photography, Spectrometry, And Telescopy--and Profiles The Ambitious Scientists Behind The Birth Of Modern Astronomy.