The Fallen Sky: An Intimate History of Shooting Stars
Autor Christopher Cokinosen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 iul 2010 – vârsta de la 18 ani
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Utah Book Award (2009)
In this acclaimed volume, prizewinning poet and nature writer Christopher Cokinos takes us on an epic journey from Antarctica to outer space, weaving together natural history, memoir, and in-depth profiles of amateur researchers, rogue scientists, and stargazing dreamers to tell the riveting tale of how the study of meteorites became a modern science.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781585428328
ISBN-10: 1585428329
Pagini: 517
Dimensiuni: 152 x 226 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.73 kg
Editura: Tarcher
ISBN-10: 1585428329
Pagini: 517
Dimensiuni: 152 x 226 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.73 kg
Editura: Tarcher
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Recenzii
"A thrilling account . . . The author's enthusiasm is infectious in this chronicle of astronomical passion."
-Kirkus Reviews
"Cokinos guides the reader along his search for the driving force behind the passions of meteorite scientists, collectors, and dealers that make the meteoritic community such a vibrant and contentious bunch. It is a journey well worth taking."
-Science magazine
"[Cokinos's] enthusiasm . . . gives The Fallen Sky its core."
-The Wall Street Journal
-Kirkus Reviews
"Cokinos guides the reader along his search for the driving force behind the passions of meteorite scientists, collectors, and dealers that make the meteoritic community such a vibrant and contentious bunch. It is a journey well worth taking."
-Science magazine
"[Cokinos's] enthusiasm . . . gives The Fallen Sky its core."
-The Wall Street Journal
Notă biografică
Christopher Cokinos is an award-winning writer and poet, and a professor of English at Utah State University. He has received the Whiting Writers’ Award, the Glasgow Prize for an emerging writer in nonfiction, and the Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award.
Descriere
Weaving natural history, memoir, and in-depth profiles of amateur researchers, rogue scientists, and stargazing dreamers, a prizewinning poet and nature writer takes readers from Antarctica to outer space to tell the epic story of how the study of meteorites became a modern science.
Premii
- Utah Book Award Finalist, 2009