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https://doi.org/10.1142/9789813221291_0011Cited by:0 (Source: Crossref)
Abstract:

The following sections are included:

  • The Boy Who Decoded the Dance of the Stars (Jeremiah Horrocks)

  • The Poet-Scientist Who Detected an Earthquake (Zhang Heng)

  • The Farm Boy Who Saw the Galaxies Flying Away (Vesto Slipher)

  • The Girl Who Named the Stars in the Sky (Annie Jump Cannon)

  • The Boy Who Understood Einstein (Michio Kaku)