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Title:
Gerard P. Kuiper and the rise of modern planetary science / Derek W. G. Sears.
Author:
Sears, Derek W. G., 1948- author.
Publication Information:
Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2019.

©2019
Call Number:
QB36.K9 S43 2019
Abstract:
"A balanced biography of Gerard P. Kuiper and his critical role in the emergence of modern planetary science"--Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9780816539000
Physical Description:
xiii, 350 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Haringscarspel to California -- Double stars, white dwarfs, a nova, and controversy -- Aging stars, a young wife, and another move -- Two observatories, a child, and war on the horizon -- War in Europe and a moon with an atmosphere -- New eyes on the solar system: infrared astronomy and planetary atmospheres -- Life in Texas, life on Mars, and new moons -- Origin of the solar system -- The Urey Affair -- Asteroids and life and death on Earth -- Mountain man: observing the heavens -- Eyes on the moon -- Momentous changes -- The lunar and planetary laboratory at the University of Arizona -- Telescopes and the editorial projects -- A man on the moon -- Legacy.
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