A to Z of Scientists in Space and Astronomy, Updated Edition

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By Joseph Angelo

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Designed for middle and high school students, A to Z of Scientists in Space and Astronomy, Updated Edition is an ideal reference for notable male and female scientists in the field of space and astronomy, from antiquity to the present.

Containing nearly 150 entries and approximately 50 black-and-white photographs, this exciting title emphasizes these scientists' contributions to the field as well as their effects on those who have followed.

People covered include:

  • Al-Battani (858–929 CE)
  • Aryabhata (476–550 CE)
  • Tycho Brahe (1546–1601)
  • Galileo Galilei (1564–1642)
  • Stephen Hawking (1942–2018)
  • James Van Allen (1914–2006)
  • Katherine G. Johnson (1918–present)
  • Eugene Parker (1927–2016)
  • Dorothy Vaughan (1910–2008)
  • A to Z of Scientists in Space and Astronomy, Updated Edition