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Accidental astronomy : how random discoveries shape the science of space

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text Accidental astronomy : how random discoveries shape the science of space

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"If you learn about the scientific method, you learn that first we hypothesize about something we've experienced, and then we look for more of it. This works well enough--but what if you were interested in studying a heretofore unknown comet or su... Read more
Contents

Introduction: Accidental astronomy -- Is it aliens? -- The fountains of Enceladus -- The scout from really, really far away -- Celestial vermin -- Penguins over Venus -- Staring into space -- Listening to the universe -- The oldest light of all -- The changing sky.

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308 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Publisher
Basic Books 2024

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Kingsley Branch Library 520 LIN in Adult Non-fiction Available

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